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YEKINI Rasheed
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| Age: |
33 - Born 24.10.64 |
| Height: |
1m88 |
| Weight: |
83kg |
| Position: |
Forward |
| Club: |
FC Zurich (Switzerland) |
 Played for UNTL, Shooting Stars and Abiola Babes, Transferred to Africa Sports (Ivory Coast), Moved to Europe with Vitoria Setubal (Portugal) then played for Gijon (Spain) and Olympiakos (Greece)
Transferred last year to FC Zurich
Voted African Footballer of the Year in 93, African Nations Cup runner-up against Cameroon in 88 and again against Algeria in 90, Helped Nigeria finish third in the 92 African Nations Cup
Eventually won the African Nations Cup with Nigeria in 94
Scored first-ever goal by Nigeria in World Cup finals - in a 3-0 win over Bulgaria in 94
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| Career Facts |
| Selections: |
67 |
| As Of: |
28.06.98 |
| Goals: |
41 |
| As Of: |
24.05.98 |
| France 98 Statistics |
| Assists: |
1 |
| Fouls Suffered: |
2 |
| Fouls: |
2 |
| Shots: |
8 |
| Shots on Goal: |
4 |
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