Super Eagles legend, late Rasheed Yekini scored Nigeria’s debut goal at the FIFA World Cup in USA 1994.
That famous 21st-minute tap-in against Bulgaria was symbolic in the annals of Nigeria football history as it announced the Super Eagles of Nigeria on the world stage.
Rasheed Yekini’s famous celebration after scoring Nigeria’s first ever goal at the World Cup. [credit: fifa.com]
The Super Eagles have scored 19 times at the World Cup from 1994 (bar Zubizarreta’s own goal in 1998 vs Spain).
In this post – brila.net lists the Nigeria goals scorers at the World cup.
Sunday Oliseh wheels towards the fans as he celebrates his screamer against Spain at France ’98 [credit: fifa.com]
US’1994 World Cup
Group Stage
vs Bulgaria
Rasheed Yekini
Daniel Amokachi
Emmanuel Amunike
vs Argentina
Samson Siasia
Vs Greece
Finidi George
Daniel Amokachi
Round of 16
vs Italy
Emmanuel Amuneke
France 1998 World Cup
Group Stage
vs Spain
Mutiu Adepoju
Zubizarreta (o.g.)
Sunday Oliseh
vs Bulgaria
Victor Ikpeba
vs Paraguay
Wilson Oruma
vs Denmark
Tijani Babangida
Korea/Japan 2002
Group Stage
vs Sweden
Julius Aghahowa
South Africa 2010
Group stage
vs Greece
Kalu Uche
vs South Korea
Kalu Uche
Yakubu Aiyegbeni
Brazil 2014
Group stage
Vs Bosnia & Herzegovina
Peter Odenwingie
Vs Argentina
Ahmed Musa
Ahmed Musa
