Yekini

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Yekini is the surname of Rashidi Yekini, the legendary Nigerian footballer best known as his country's all-time leading goal scorer.

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Yekini canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf association football player ⓘ
human ⓘ
awardReceived African Footballer of the Year ⓘ
continentOfCitizenship Africa ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Nigeria ⓘ
countryRepresentedInSports Nigeria ⓘ
describedBySource legendary Nigerian footballer ⓘ
ethnicGroup Yoruba people ⓘ
familyName Yekini ⓘ
fieldOfWork sports ⓘ
genre men's association football ⓘ
givenName Rashidi ⓘ
linked to: Rashid
hasPart club career in multiple countries ⓘ
international goals for Nigeria ⓘ
influenced later generations of Nigerian footballers ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
Yoruba ⓘ
memberOfSportsTeam Nigeria national football team ⓘ
notableAchievement Nigeria all-time leading goal scorer ⓘ
notableFor Nigeria national football team all-time leading goal scorer ⓘ
iconic goal celebration at 1994 FIFA World Cup ⓘ
notableRole key player for Nigeria in the 1990s ⓘ
notableWork first Nigerian goal at a FIFA World Cup finals ⓘ
occupation footballer ⓘ
participantIn 1984 Africa Cup of Nations ⓘ
1988 Africa Cup of Nations ⓘ
1992 Africa Cup of Nations ⓘ
1994 Africa Cup of Nations ⓘ
1994 FIFA World Cup ⓘ
1998 FIFA World Cup ⓘ
playedInCountry Greece ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ
Saudi Arabia ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ
Tunisia ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ
playedInLeague La Liga ⓘ
Portuguese Primeira Liga ⓘ
linked to: Primeira Liga

Saudi Professional League ⓘ
linked to: Saudi Pro League

Super Lig (Turkey) ⓘ
linked to: Süper Lig
positionPlayedOnTeam forward ⓘ
striker ⓘ
scoredForNationalTeam Nigeria national football team ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sport association football ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rashidi Yekini → familyName → Yekini ⓘ
Rashidi Yekini → familyName → Yekini ⓘ
subject linked to: Yekini