By Johnny Edward:
The Nigerian Football Federation have paid tribute to the late Rashidi Yekini who died six years ago, reports Completesportsnigeria.com.
Yekini passed away in Ibadan due to illness in 2012 at the age of 48.
“Today we remember Nigeria football legend, Rashidi Yekini who passed on to glory this day in 2012. Keep resting our legend. #RestOnYekini,” the NFF tweeted on Friday.
“Yekini was a top goal banger for club and Country. #RestOnYekini (23rd October 1963 – 4th May 2012).”
The former Super Eagles striker represented Nigeria at two FIFA World Cups in USA and France in 1994 and 1998 and featured in five Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, scoring 37 goals in 58 games.
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COMMENTS
Rest on, our greatest striker whose name was synonymous with goals in the early nineties. He still remains arguably the most idolised Nigerian footballer.
Yeking in those days. I remember his exploits in Asec Memosa F C and Vitoria Setubal of Portugal his goals’ record is yet to be broken in Setubal and Super Eagles respectively. It will take another century to breaking his record in Nigeria Football.
Yekini ,when I heard the name from commentator in the radio in those days, the next word is agoooo. He still remain no one in goal scoring.His. His position in super eagle up till now has not been found.
Wow! Shame unto NFF as to regard to how careless they treated this hero while he was alive. There was no support from the NFF while he was Ill and even now that he’s dead,they haven’t immortalized him. It just now that they remember that one Rashidi Yekini exist one time like that. I was amazed when I got to FIFA World cup official page on Facebook,few months ago they’ve been writing post about him and people all over the world praising him even more than we Nigerians do. CSN viewers can visit that page to confirm. God bless CSN for always remembering this hero
May Allah accepted your return our darling hero. God bless Nigeria!!!
His iconic net shaking celebration became a worldwide phenomenal. Gangling Rashidi! One of Africa’s greatest striker ever.