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Emenike, Enyeama and the Drive Towards Nigerian Records

When Emmanuel Emenike scored Nigeria’s fourth goal against Burkina Faso last week Tuesday in an international friendly he signaled his approach towards matching a Nigerian record  currently held by Yakubu Mambo. If Emenike scores in his next game for Nigeria he would have scored in five consecutive games matching Mambo’s feat.  Surprisingly, none of Nigeria’s celebrated goal scorers ever scored in five consecutive games. The most celebrated of them all – Rashidi Yekini – had three streaks of scoring in three consecutive games. Consecutive Games Scoring                                                 Games           Total Goals           Period Yakubu MAMBO                      5                    5                   Dec 4, 1972- Jan 10, 1973 Emmanuel EMENIKE               4                    4                   Feb 3, 2013 - Present Segun ODEGBAMI                   4                   7                   Jan 14, 1978 - March 8, 1978  Obafemi MARTINS