Google Honors Nigerian Football Legend Rashidi Yekini on His 60th Birthday

Google has honoured the late Nigerian footballer Rashidi Yekini with a doodle on what would have been his 60th birthday.

Yekini overcame poverty and homelessness to make his mark as one of Nigeria’s greatest football stars.

The Google doodle recreates Yekini’s celebration during the 1994 World Cup.

It depicts the moment when, following scoring against Bulgaria, Yekini ran into the net and clutched it with both arms while tearfully celebrating after scoring Nigeria’s first-ever World Cup finals goal.

Nigeria went on to beat Bulgaria 3-0. The team later went into the Round of 16 where they were knocked out by Italy.

Yekini is still the Super Eagles’ all-time leading scorer with 37 goals.