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NIGERIAN SPORTS LEGEND -RASHIDI YEKINI…… "a successful 25years of football career but an impoverished end!"
NIGERIAN SPORTS LEGEND -RASHIDI YEKINI…… "a successful 25years of football career but an impoverished end!" This edition’s sports legend previews the life and time of a legend of the round leather ball game, Rashidi Yekini who was born in the crocodile city of Kaduna on the 23rd of October, 1963 and died in his home state Ibadan on the 4th of May 2012 after he suffered from a terminal disease for more than one year. Rashidi Yekini played in the striking position and was well built with a height of over 6feet which made a force and nightmare to opposing team defenders. He was great footballer that Joseph S. Blatter (FIFA president) acknowledged him on his birthday, 23rd October, 2013 even after Yekini’s death. He started his professional football in Nigeria with UNTL Kaduna from 1981-1982, he moved on to shooting stars of Ibadan from 1982-1984 where he made 53 appearances and scored 45goals. Rashidi signed for Abiola Babes in 1984 and represented the club...
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