Kwara State Immortalizes Rashidi Yekini, name Sports Complex after legendary Nigerian striker The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday visited the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare in his office in Abuja and announced that progress has been made in immortalizing football icon, Rashidi Yekini by naming the Kwara State Sports …
Watch the late Rashidi Yekini destroy opponents (video) The Amaju Pinnick led Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have celebrated the late great Rashidi Yekini who died on 4th May, 2012. Advertisement Eight years after his death, the NFF posted a video on the official social media handles of the Super Eagles. The message on social media …
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Interview by Mumini Alao (December 1993) This is the first story where Rashidi Yekini was called GOALSFATHER. The nickname was coined by the reporter, MUMINI ALAO, as headline of an interview published in the December 1993 edition of COMPLETE FOOTBALL magazine. BBC Africa Radio programme Fast Track promoted the iconic nickname and it became accepted …
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