- The famous scene of the World Cup
In the first round of the group stage of the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States, the new World Cup team Nigeria faced the Bulgarian team that eliminated France in the European qualifiers and had world-class superstar Stoichkov.
In the first half, Amunic scored a straight shot, anti-offside successful Finidi George formed a cross from the right side of the box, and Yekini, who had excellent ability to grab the point, scored the first goal in nigeria's World Cup history. Excited after scoring the goal, Yekini struggled to pull the net to celebrate, becoming a famous scene in the World Cup.
Yekini scored Nigeria's world cup first goal
Jekini, who was extremely excited after scoring the goal
Jekini, who was extremely excited after scoring the goal
- A legend in Nigeria
Yekini, who only started playing football at the age of 16, although he played football very late, but with his talent and ability, Yekini played professional football at the age of 17. As a Nigerian legend, Yekini was the first Nigerian player to win the African Footballer of the Year (1993) and the top scorer in Nigerian team history.
Nigeria's Yekini
In 2012, due to depression and related neurological problems, as well as the embarrassment of life after being cheated on investment, Yekini, who was only 48 years old, died in Nigeria.