Yekini

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Yekini is the surname of Rashidi Yekini, the legendary Nigerian footballer best known as his country's all-time leading goal scorer.

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Yekini canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf association football player
human
awardReceived African Footballer of the Year
continentOfCitizenship Africa
countryOfCitizenship Nigeria
countryRepresentedInSports Nigeria
describedBySource legendary Nigerian footballer
ethnicGroup Yoruba people
familyName Yekini self-linksurface differs
fieldOfWork sports
genre men's association football
givenName Rashid
surface form: Rashidi
hasPart club career in multiple countries
international goals for Nigeria
influenced later generations of Nigerian footballers
languageOfWorkOrName English
Yoruba
memberOfSportsTeam Nigeria national football team
notableAchievement Nigeria all-time leading goal scorer
notableFor Nigeria national football team all-time leading goal scorer
iconic goal celebration at 1994 FIFA World Cup
notableRole key player for Nigeria in the 1990s
notableWork first Nigerian goal at a FIFA World Cup finals
occupation footballer
participantIn 1984 Africa Cup of Nations
1988 Africa Cup of Nations
1992 Africa Cup of Nations
1994 Africa Cup of Nations
1994 FIFA World Cup
1998 FIFA World Cup
playedInCountry Greece
Nigeria
Portugal
Saudi Arabia
Spain
Switzerland
Tunisia
Turkey
playedInLeague La Liga
Primeira Liga
surface form: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Saudi Pro League
surface form: Saudi Professional League

Süper Lig
surface form: Super Lig (Turkey)
positionPlayedOnTeam forward
striker
scoredForNationalTeam Nigeria national football team
sexOrGender male
sport association football

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Rashidi Yekini familyName Yekini
Yekini familyName Yekini self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Rashidi Yekini