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Biography Of Rashidi Yekini
Rashidi Yekini (23 October 1963 – 4 May 2012) was a Nigerian footballer who played as a striker. His professional career, which spanned more than two decades, was mainly associated with Vitória de Setúbal in Portugal, but he also played in six other countries
besides his own.
Yekini scored 37 goals as a Nigerian
international, and represented the nation in
five major tournaments, including two World
Cups where he scored the country's first-ever
goal in the competition. He was also named
the African Footballer of the Year in 1993.
Personal life
Yekini married three wives. He had three
daughters, named Yemisi, Omoyemi and
Damilola.
Death
Yekini was reported to be ill for an extended
period of time. In 2011, news media in Nigeria
begun issuing reports of his failing health, and
he was said to suffer from bipolar disorder,
depression and some other undisclosed
psychiatric condition. He died in Ibadan on 4
May 2012 at the age of 48, the news being
confirmed by former national teammates Mutiu
Adepoju and Ike Shorunmu; he was buried at
his residence in Ira, Kwara State. He was
survived by his aged mother, brother, wives
and children, among others.
Source:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashidi_Yekini
besides his own.
Yekini scored 37 goals as a Nigerian
international, and represented the nation in
five major tournaments, including two World
Cups where he scored the country's first-ever
goal in the competition. He was also named
the African Footballer of the Year in 1993.
Personal life
Yekini married three wives. He had three
daughters, named Yemisi, Omoyemi and
Damilola.
Death
Yekini was reported to be ill for an extended
period of time. In 2011, news media in Nigeria
begun issuing reports of his failing health, and
he was said to suffer from bipolar disorder,
depression and some other undisclosed
psychiatric condition. He died in Ibadan on 4
May 2012 at the age of 48, the news being
confirmed by former national teammates Mutiu
Adepoju and Ike Shorunmu; he was buried at
his residence in Ira, Kwara State. He was
survived by his aged mother, brother, wives
and children, among others.
Source:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashidi_Yekini
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