33·Legends

Rashidi Yekini vs Victor Ikpeba

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Rashidi Yekini

Nigeria · 1993–94 · ST

Almanac rating
89
Rank in Nigeria
#3 of 33
Caps
58 · 37 goals
Clubs
Shooting Stars SC, Vitória, FC Zürich

Twenty-one minutes into Nigeria's first World Cup match, against Bulgaria on 21 June 1994, he ran on into the goal, grabbed the netting with both fists and bellowed through it. Yekini won the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations as both top scorer and player of the tournament, was African Footballer of the Year in 1993, took the Portuguese golden boot with 21 goals for Vitória Setúbal, and remains Nigeria's record scorer with 37 goals in 58 caps. Career record: 58 caps and 37 goals for Nigeria; club career at Shooting Stars SC, Vitória, FC Zürich.

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Victor Ikpeba

Nigeria · 1993–2000 · SS

Almanac rating
86
Rank in Nigeria
#9 of 33
Caps
31 · 7 goals
Clubs
R.F.C. de Liège, AS Monaco, Borussia Dortmund

Arsène Wenger signed him for Monaco in 1993, and in the 1996-97 title season he scored 16 in the league and 22 in all competitions alongside Thierry Henry and David Trezeguet. Ikpeba was African Footballer of the Year in 1997, won Olympic gold at Atlanta 1996 and the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations, finished runner-up in 2000 after his shootout penalty came back off the bar in Lagos, and left Monaco with 77 goals in 223 games. Career record: 31 caps and 7 goals for Nigeria; club career at R.F.C. de Liège, AS Monaco, Borussia Dortmund.

The verdict

The almanac puts Rashidi Yekini ahead by 3 rating points, 89 against 86.

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