Former Nigerian international, Mutiu Adepoju, has confirmed that one of his colleagues and Nigeria’s best known forward, Rashidi Yekini, is dead.
Adepoju, in a telephone interview with The Eagle Online a few minutes ago, said Yekini is going to be buried tomorrow according to Muslim rites.
The news of Yekini’s death, which had been on for about two hours, was difficult to confirm.
Yekini’s best moment was when he scored Nigeria’s first goal at the senior World Cup final in 1994 against Bulgaria. He reportedly returned from the United Kingdom about two weeks ago.
Nigeria won the match 3-0.