The CEO of Rashidi Yekini Foundation who doubles as the legal counsel to the late ‘goalking’ Barr Mohammed Jubril Olanrewaju has thanked the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government for recognising the efforts of the late football legend, Rashidi Yekini with a posthumous award of MON.
The Ibadan-based legal practitioner made the remark as he addressed the media in Ibadan yesterday, saying the national honour came at the right time which is exactly ten years after the mysterious death of the Super Eagles’ all-time leading scorer.
He said: “Nothing is too much to do by the federal government to immortalize the name of my late client considering what had done to boost the image of Nigeria’s Super Eagles among the comity of football nations in his lifetime.”
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“On this premise, I want to thank the federal government, on behalf of the Rashidi Yekini Foundation for the posthumous award of MON, coming especially now that we’re planning to celebrate his ten years remembrance.”
Yekini scored 37 goals as a Nigerian international footballer, and represented the nation in seven major tournaments, including two World Cup Championships, where he scored the country’s first-ever goal in the competition.
The former Shooting Stars striker was named the African Footballer of the Year in 1993 and helped Nigeria win the Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Tunisia the following year. During his playing days, Yekini played for clubs in Portugal, Greece, Spain, and Switzerland.