Player · Nigeria · Forward

Rashidi Yekini

Goals from 6 Apr 1985 to 21 Jun 1994

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Caps: 8
Starts: 5
Minutes: 519
Win % when playing: 50%
Goals: 21
Matches scored in: 16
Penalties: 1
Hat-tricks: 0
For their side: 2nd of 159
Longest gap: 2.9 yrs
Minutes per goal: 519

Goals by year

FinalsQualifiers

1985198619871988198919901991199219931994

Tallest: 6 · Year

When they scored

By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.

1–15′16–30′31–45′46–60′61–75′76–90′ET

Tallest: 6 · Minute

What the goals did

Winning goal11

Extended lead7

Opening goal2

Equaliser1

Nigeria with and without them

Nigeria's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.


With them	8	4	0	4	13	13	50%
Without them	0	0	0	0	0	0	—

Played most alongside10


Finidi George	8
Peter Rufai	8
Sunday Oliseh	8
Mutiu Adepoju	7
Uche Okechukwu	7
Jay-Jay Okocha	6
Daniel Amokachi	5
Augustine Eguavoen	4
Chidi Nwanu	4
Emmanuel Amunike	4

Faced most10


Daniel Borimirov	Bulgaria	2
Emil Kostadinov	Bulgaria	2
Hristo Stoichkov	Bulgaria	2
Krasimir Balakov	Bulgaria	2
Trifon Ivanov	Bulgaria	2
Zlatko Yankov	Bulgaria	2
Abel Balbo	Argentina	1
Albert Celades	Spain	1
Albert Ferrer	Spain	1
Alejandro Mancuso	Argentina	1

Against9


Ivory Coast	5	4
Kenya	5	4
DR Congo	3	2
Algeria	2	1
Gabon	2	1
Bulgaria	1	1
Cameroon	1	1
Egypt	1	1
Zambia	1	1

At tournaments7

Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.


FIFA World Cup 1994	1	1
African Cup of Nations 1994	5	3
FIFA World Cup qualification 1993	5	3
African Cup of Nations 1992	4	3
African Cup of Nations 1990	3	3
African Cup of Nations 1988	1	1
FIFA World Cup qualification 1985	2	2

Every goal21


21 Jun 1994	v Bulgaria	3–0	21′	—	Winning goal	1–0	FIFA World Cup 1994 · Group stage
6 Apr 1994	v Ivory Coast	2–2	40′	—	Equaliser	2–2	African Cup of Nations 1994 · Semi-final
2 Apr 1994	v DR Congo	2–0	71′	pen	Extended lead	2–0	African Cup of Nations 1994 · Quarter-final
2 Apr 1994	v DR Congo	2–0	51′	—	Winning goal	1–0	African Cup of Nations 1994 · Quarter-final
26 Mar 1994	v Gabon	3–0	88′	—	Extended lead	3–0	African Cup of Nations 1994 · Group stage
26 Mar 1994	v Gabon	3–0	18′	—	Winning goal	1–0	African Cup of Nations 1994 · Group stage
25 Sep 1993	v Ivory Coast	4–1	79′	—	Extended lead	4–1	FIFA World Cup qualification 1993
25 Sep 1993	v Ivory Coast	4–1	57′	—	Extended lead	3–1	FIFA World Cup qualification 1993
3 Jul 1993	v Algeria	4–1	32′	—	Extended lead	3–1	FIFA World Cup qualification 1993
3 Jul 1993	v Algeria	4–1	26′	—	Winning goal	2–1	FIFA World Cup qualification 1993
2 May 1993	v Ivory Coast	1–2	5′	—	Opening goal	1–0	FIFA World Cup qualification 1993
25 Jan 1992	v Cameroon	2–1	88′	—	Winning goal	2–1	African Cup of Nations 1992 · Third-place play-off
19 Jan 1992	v DR Congo	1–0	22′	—	Winning goal	1–0	African Cup of Nations 1992 · Quarter-final
14 Jan 1992	v Kenya	2–1	15′	—	Winning goal	2–0	African Cup of Nations 1992 · Group stage
14 Jan 1992	v Kenya	2–1	7′	—	Opening goal	1–0	African Cup of Nations 1992 · Group stage
12 Mar 1990	v Zambia	2–0	77′	—	Extended lead	2–0	African Cup of Nations 1990 · Semi-final
8 Mar 1990	v Ivory Coast	1–0	3′	—	Winning goal	1–0	African Cup of Nations 1990 · Group stage
5 Mar 1990	v Egypt	1–0	8′	—	Winning goal	1–0	African Cup of Nations 1990 · Group stage
14 Mar 1988	v Kenya	3–0	6′	—	Winning goal	1–0	African Cup of Nations 1988 · Group stage
20 Apr 1985	v Kenya	3–1	20′	—	Winning goal	2–0	FIFA World Cup qualification 1985
6 Apr 1985	v Kenya	3–0	47′	—	Extended lead	3–0	FIFA World Cup qualification 1985

Every match on record23

In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.


28 Jun 1998	v Denmark	1–4	came on 65′	25	—	—	FIFA World Cup 1998 · Round of 16
24 Jun 1998	v Paraguay	1–3	started	90	—	—	FIFA World Cup 1998 · Group stage
19 Jun 1998	v Bulgaria	1–0	came on 75′	15	—	—	FIFA World Cup 1998 · Group stage
13 Jun 1998	v Spain	3–2	came on 70′	20	—	—	FIFA World Cup 1998 · Group stage
5 Jul 1994	v Italy	1–2	started	120	—	—	FIFA World Cup 1994 · Round of 16
30 Jun 1994	v Greece	2–0	started, off 69′	69	—	—	FIFA World Cup 1994 · Group stage
25 Jun 1994	v Argentina	1–2	started	90	—	—	FIFA World Cup 1994 · Group stage
21 Jun 1994	v Bulgaria	3–0	started	90	1	—	FIFA World Cup 1994 · Group stage
6 Apr 1994	v Ivory Coast	2–2	—	—	1	—	African Cup of Nations 1994 · Semi-final
2 Apr 1994	v DR Congo	2–0	—	—	2	—	African Cup of Nations 1994 · Quarter-final
26 Mar 1994	v Gabon	3–0	—	—	2	—	African Cup of Nations 1994 · Group stage
25 Sep 1993	v Ivory Coast	4–1	—	—	2	—	FIFA World Cup qualification 1993
3 Jul 1993	v Algeria	4–1	—	—	2	—	FIFA World Cup qualification 1993
2 May 1993	v Ivory Coast	1–2	—	—	1	—	FIFA World Cup qualification 1993
25 Jan 1992	v Cameroon	2–1	—	—	1	—	African Cup of Nations 1992 · Third-place play-off
19 Jan 1992	v DR Congo	1–0	—	—	1	—	African Cup of Nations 1992 · Quarter-final
14 Jan 1992	v Kenya	2–1	—	—	2	—	African Cup of Nations 1992 · Group stage
12 Mar 1990	v Zambia	2–0	—	—	1	—	African Cup of Nations 1990 · Semi-final
8 Mar 1990	v Ivory Coast	1–0	—	—	1	—	African Cup of Nations 1990 · Group stage
5 Mar 1990	v Egypt	1–0	—	—	1	—	African Cup of Nations 1990 · Group stage
14 Mar 1988	v Kenya	3–0	—	—	1	—	African Cup of Nations 1988 · Group stage
20 Apr 1985	v Kenya	3–1	—	—	1	—	FIFA World Cup qualification 1985
6 Apr 1985	v Kenya	3–0	—	—	1	—	FIFA World Cup qualification 1985

Caps, goals and cards count what the sources record: line-ups from about 2003 (World Cups from 1970, friendlies from about 2016), and few scorers in older friendlies — so career totals run low.