Top 10 Nigerian players of all time 

#3 Rashidi Yekini

Rashidi Yekini was a prime goalscorer of epic proportions in his heydey and to this day, remains the highest goalscorer in the history of the Nigerian National Team.

He begun his career in the Nigerian scene where he represented clubs like Abiola Babes, Shooting Stars, and UNTL Kaduna before making the move abroad to join Africa Sports in Ivory Coast.

From there, he went on to Portugal and joined Vitoria Setubal where he once again proved his mettle in front of goal, finishing as the Primeira Liga's top scorer in 1994 with 21 goals, following on from his career best the previous season where he scored 34 goals from just 32 matches to help the club achieve promotion.

For his performances with Setubal, he became the first Nigerian to be named African Player of the Year in 1993 and he followed that up by helping the country to qualify for her first-ever World Cup appearance in 1994.

There were further firsts for Yekini in USA and he scored the maiden goal by the country at the Mundial, with his expression of joy by grabbing onto the net in celebration against Bulgaria one of the most defining images of the 1994 World Cup.

He was part of the squad at the 1998 World Cup but was unable to match his lofty heights from the previous year.

In total, Rashidi Yekini represented Nigeria 58 times, scoring 37 goals and he tasted success at the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations where he finished as the Golden Boot winner and was also named the Best Player of the Tournament.

Sadly, he passed on in May 2012, aged just 48.