The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and the Super Eagles have begun celebrating the late football icon, Rashidi Yekini, on his 8th death anniversary.
Yekini died at age 48 in Ibadan, Oyo State on May 4, 2012, after a brief illness.
NFF tweeted on Monday, saying: “Today we remember one of the World’s most feared strikers of his time, Rashidi Yekini who passed on to glory on this day in 2012. May his soul continue to Rest in Peace.”
Super Eagles also tweeted to celebrate the late goal scorer.
“Today we remember one of the World’s most feared strikers of his time, Rashidi Yekini who passed on to glory on this day in 2012. May his soul continue to Rest in Peace,” it said.
Yekini scored the Super Eagles’ first ever FIFA World Cup goal at the 1994 finals in USA in the 3-0 group stage win over Bulgaria.
In 1993, he became the first Nigerian to be voted African Footballer of the Year.
He scored a record number of 37 goals for Nigeria.
