The Nation Newspaper Google celebrates Rashidi Yekini’s 60th posthumous birthday
Yekini, born on 23 October 1963 led Nigeria’s national team, the Super Eagles, to qualify for the 1994 World Cup.
Overcome with excitement and pride, he ran into the net and clutched it with both arms while cheering and crying tears of joy.”Many consider it one of the most iconic goal celebrations in football history and it served as inspiration for today’s Doodle artwork.” He made Nigeria qualify for the World Cup for the first time in 1994, where he scored Nigeria’s first-ever goal in a World Cup, in a 3–0 win against Bulgaria in the United States.
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