It has been 365 days since the country's greatest ever goal scorer died. In this article, we pay tribute to his memory
TRIBUTE
Whenever Rasheed Yekini stepped onto the pitch, you were confident that victory was almost certain for the Super Eagles as he spear-headed Nigeria’s attack line and was defenders’ nightmare, tormenting them with his blistering skills and power.
Blessed with the height of a giant, the fierceness of a rhinoceros and the agility of a lion, he tore opponents’ goal area apart with his blistering skills as goalkeepers would scamper at the sight of his foot which packed a missile. He not only scored goals whenever he liked, he scored them aplenty.
This towering goal machine was ever ready to move Nigeria football ahead as he returned to play in the Nigeria Premier league before finally hanging his soccer boots. A year after he was committed to Mother Earth, one cannot help but reel out the legacy of Nigeria’s legendary goal machine as the football world remembers him.
Yekini is famously remembered for his iconic goal celebration after scoring Nigeria's first-ever World Cup goal, running into the goal post, grabbing the net, and shaking it endlessly while screaming to the high heavens.
“His goal against Bulgaria was my favorite. It was Nigeria’s first game at the World Cup. After getting the historic goal, he ran into the goal post, shook the net and screamed in great excitement. One couldn’t really get what he was saying.”
-Kunle Solaja (Nigeria Football historian)
We can only hope that his gentle soul continue to rest in perfect peace. Rest on "Goals Father."
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