Rashidi Yekini

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association football player human

Rashidi Yekini was a prolific Nigerian striker and the country’s all-time leading goalscorer, best remembered for his iconic celebration at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	association football player → human →
awardReceived	Africa Cup of Nations top scorer → African Footballer of the Year → Portuguese Liga top scorer →
capsForNationalTeam	over 50 →
causeOfDeath	illness →
continentOfCitizenship	Africa →
countryOfCitizenship	Nigeria →
dateOfBirth	1963-10-23 →
dateOfDeath	2012-05-04 →
familyName	Yekini →
fullName	Rashidi Yekini →
givenName	Rashidi →
goalsScoredForNationalTeam	37 →
height	approximately 1.90 m →
leagueParticipatedIn	La Liga → Primeira Liga → Saudi Pro League → Super League Greece → Swiss Super League →
legacy	considered one of Nigeria’s greatest footballers →
memberOfSportsTeam	Nigeria national football team →
nationality	Nigerian →
notableAchievement	Nigeria national team all-time leading goalscorer →
notableFor	iconic goal celebration against Bulgaria at the 1994 FIFA World Cup →
occupation	footballer →
participatedIn	1992 Africa Cup of Nations → 1994 Africa Cup of Nations → 1994 FIFA World Cup → 1998 FIFA World Cup →
placeOfBirth	Kaduna, Nigeria →
placeOfDeath	Ibadan, Nigeria →
playedForClub	Abiola Babes F.C. → Africa Sports d’Abidjan → Al-Shabab Riyadh → FC Zürich → Gateway United F.C. → Julius Berger F.C. → Olympiacos F.C. → Shooting Stars S.C. → Sporting de Gijón → Vitória F.C. (Setúbal) →
positionPlayedOnTeam	forward → striker →
representedCountryInSport	Nigeria →
scoredInMatch	Nigeria vs Bulgaria, 1994 FIFA World Cup group stage →
sexOrGender	male →
sport	association football →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Rashidi Yekini →	fullName
Nigeria national football team →	notablePlayer