Rashidi Yekini - Goals in International Matches


The outstanding Nigerian player scored 37 international goals for his National Team, which is the record number of goals scored by an individual player for Nigeria. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.
Born:  23-10-1963 
Died:   4- 5-2012
Country:  Nigeria
Caps:    62     (W31 – D18 – L13 – GF102 – GA55 - %64.51)
Goals:   37     (0.60 per match)
Age First Cap:  20 yr   7 d     30/10/1983 vs. Ghana    2-1   OG Qualifier
Age Last Cap:   34 yr 248 d     28/ 6/1998 vs. Denmark  1-4   World Cup
National Team Career:  14 yr 241 d 

Caps Goals    Date    Venue            Opponent        Score    Competition
 1   -   -  30/10/83  Accra, GHA       Ghana     	2-1	OG Qualifier
 2   -   -  26/ 2/84  Casablanca, MAR  Morocco          0-0 [1] OG Qualifier
 3   -   -   5/ 3/84  Bouaké, IVC      Ghana            2-1     African Nations Cup       
 4   -   -   8/ 3/84  Bouaké, IVC      Malawi           2-2     African Nations Cup       
 5   -   -  11/ 3/84  Bouaké, IVC      Algeria          0-0     African Nations Cup       
 6   -   -  14/ 3/84  Bouaké, IVC      Egypt            2-2 [2] African Nations Cup       
 7   1   1   6/ 4/85  Nairobi, KEN     Kenya            3-0     WC Qualifier
 8   1   2  20/ 4/85  Lagos, NGA       Kenya            3-1     WC Qualifier
 9   -   2  15/ 6/85  Benin, NGA       Ivory Coast      0-0
10   -   2  19/ 6/85  Kano, NGA        Ivory Coast      2-0
11   1   3  23/ 6/85  Abidjan, IVC     Ivory Coast      1-1
12   1   4  26/ 6/85  Bouaké, IVC      Ivory Coast      1-1
13   -   4   6/ 7/85  Lagos, NGA       Tunisia          1-0     WC Qualifier      
14   -   4  20/ 7/85  Tunis, TUN       Tunisia          0-2     WC Qualifier
15  -    4   4/10/87  Harare, ZIM      Zimbabwe 	0-0     OG Qualifier
16   -   4  17/10/87  Lagos, NGA       Zimbabwe         2-0     OG Qualifier
17   1   5  14/ 3/88  Rabat, MAR       Kenya            3-0     African Nations Cup
18   -   5  17/ 3/88  Rabat, MAR       Cameroon         1-1     African Nations Cup
19   -   5  20/ 3/88  Rabat, MAR       Egypt            0-0     African Nations Cup
20   -   5  23/ 3/88  Rabat, MAR       Algeria          1-1 [3] African Nations Cup
21   -   5  27/ 3/88  Rabat, MAR       Cameroon         0-1     African Nations Cup
 -   -   -  18/ 9/88  Seoul, KOR       Brazil           0-4     Olympic Games 
 -  (1)  -  20/ 9/88  Seoul, KOR       Yugoslavia       1-3     Olympic Games 
 -   -   -  22/ 9/88  Seoul, KOR       Australia        0-1     Olympic Games 
22   -   5   2/ 3/90  Alger, ALG       Algeria          1-5     African Nations Cup
23   1   6   5/ 3/90  Alger, ALG       Egypt            1-0     African Nations Cup
24   1   7   8/ 3/90  Alger, ALG       Ivory Coast      1-0     African Nations Cup
25   1   8  12/ 3/90  Alger, ALG       Zambia           2-0     African Nations Cup
26   -   8  15/ 3/90  Alger, ALG       Algeria          0-1     African Nations Cup
27   -   8   2/ 9/90  Kumasi, GHA      Ghana            0-1     ANC Qualifier
28   4  12  27/ 7/91  Lagos, NGA       Burkina Faso     7-1     ANC Qualifier
29   -  12  14/ 1/92  Dakar, SEN       Senegal          2-1     African Nations Cup
30   2  14  14/ 1/92  Dakar, SEN       Kenya            2-1     African Nations Cup
31   1  15  19/ 1/92  Dakar, SEN       Zaire            1-0     African Nations Cup
32   -  15  23/ 1/92  Dakar, SEN       Ghana            1-2     African Nations Cup
33   1  16  25/ 1/92  Dakar, SEN       Cameroon         2-1     African Nations Cup
34   2  18  10/10/92  Lagos, NGA       South Africa     4-0     WC Qualifier
35   1  19  20/12/92  Pointe-Noire,CGO Congo Brazz.     1-0     WC Qualifier
36   -  19  16/ 1/93  Johannesburg,RSA South Africa     0-0     WC Qualifier
37   1  20  24/ 4/93  Enugu, NGA       Sudan            4-0     ANC Qualifier
38   1  21   2/ 5/93  Abidjan, CIV     Ivory Coast      1-2     WC Qualifier
39   2  23   3/ 7/93  Lagos, NGA       Algeria          4-1     WC Qualifier
40   -  23  17/ 7/93  Kampala, UGA     Uganda           0-0     ANC Qualifier
41   3  26  24/ 7/93  Lagos, NGA       Ethiopia         6-0     ANC Qualifier
42   2  28  25/ 9/93  Lagos, NGA       Ivory Coast      4-1     WC Qualifier
43   -  28   8/10/93  Alger, ALG       Algeria          1-1     WC Qualifier
44   -  28   9/ 3/94  Lagos, NGA       Ghana            0-0  
45   2  30  26/ 3/94  Tunis, TUN       Gabon            3-0     African Nations Cup
46   -  30  30/ 3/94  Tunis, TUN       Egypt            0-0     African Nations Cup
47   2  32   2/ 4/94  Tunis, TUN       Zaire            2-0     African Nations Cup
48   1  33   6/ 4/94  Tunis, TUN       Ivory Coast      2-2 [4] African Nations Cup
49   -  33  10/ 4/94  Tunis, TUN       Zambia           2-1     African Nations Cup
50   2  35  11/ 6/94  Ibadan, NGA      Georgia          5-1
51   1  36  21/ 6/94  Dallas, USA      Bulgaria         3-0     World Cup
52   -  36  25/ 6/94  Boston, USA      Argentina        1-2     World Cup
53   -  36  30/ 6/94  Boston, USA      Greece           2-0     World Cup
54   -  36   5/ 7/94  Boston, USA      Italy            1-2     World Cup
55   -  36  14/11/94  London, ENG      England          0-1
56   -  36   9/11/96  Lagos, NGA       Burkina Faso     2-0     WC Qualifier
57   1  37  22/ 2/98  Kingston, JAM    Jamaica          2-2
58   -  37  29/ 5/98  Beograd, YUG     Yugoslavia       0-3 
59   -  37  13/ 6/98  Nantes, FRA      Spain            3-2     World Cup
60   -  37  19/ 6/98  Paris, FRA       Bulgaria         1-0     World Cup
61   -  37  24/ 6/98  Toulouse, FRA    Paraguay         1-3     World Cup
62   -  37  28/ 6/98  Paris, FRA       Denmark          1-4     World Cup  

[1] Nigeria lost 3-4 on penalty kicks
[2] Nigeria won 8-7 on penalty kicks
[3] Nigeria won 9-8 on penalty kicks
[4] Nigeria won 4-2 on penalty kicks  

Total Record  

Matches  Won Draw Lost  For Against  Points  Percentage
    62    31   18   13  102-  55      80      64.51  

37 Goals in 62 Matches (0.60 per match)    

Types of Matches and Goals
                       
                     Matches  Goals 
Friendlies              9       5
World Cup               8       1
World Cup Qualifiers   12      10
African Nations Cup    24      13
ANC Qualifiers          5       8
OG Qualifiers           4       0

Total                  62      37                               



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