The award, which is the third edition and organised by My Media Africa, was held on Thursday night in Lagos State.
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The late gangling striker, also known as the Goalfather, scored Nigeria’s first goal at the World Cup
The Governor made this revelation during his visit to the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, in Abuja.
Jubril Mohammed, an Ibadan, Oyo State-based lawyer and legal adviser to late Super Eagles’ striker, Rashidi Yekini, on Friday stated that the star player’s mother never lacked care.
The Nigeria Football Federation has announced a N30,000 monthly stipend for the mothers of ex-internationals Sam Okwaraji and Rashidi Yekini.
Responding, Alhaja Yekini, who spoke in local dialect (Yoruba), thanked the Minister for his kind gesture
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, Kwara State Chapter has renewed call on the state government to immortalise late Super Eagles of Nigeria striker, Rashidi Yekini.
The World football governing body, FIFA, and the Nigeria Football Federation have showered encomium on late Rashidi Yekini after eight years of the legendary striker demise.
Tunde Disu, a former Technical Director of the defunct Nigeria Football Association, on Monday said Nigeria’s Odion Ighalo would surely have a successful spell at Manchester United in England.
World football governing body FIFA and the Nigeria Football Federation on Tuesday took to Twitter to pay post-humous respect to late former Super Eagles striker, Rashidi Yekini.
He said Akeem Yekini died on Saturday, May 5 in Ijagbo, Kwara and has since been buried according to Islamic rites.
The draw was held on Friday
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Okpotu bagged the award with N100, 000 after scoring 19 goals in the just concluded Nigeria Professional Football League 2016/2017 season
The Chairman of the main organising committee for the competition, Alhaji Wasiu Lawal, told newsmen in Ilorin on Friday that the sale of form has commenced
Saraki, represented by the Director of Football, Abubakar Bukola Saraki FC, Alloy Chukwuemeka, disclosed this on Friday in Ijagbo, Oyun Local Government Area of the state
He said the late soccer ambassador scored 37 goals for Nigeria in 58 appearances, with active participation in many national and international soccer tournaments
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that Yekini, who is Nigeria’s highest goal scorer (37 goals) till date, died of illness on May 4, 2012, at the age of 48
Salami scored two goals in Warri Wolves’ 5-1 demolition of FC Taraba on Monday after the game was rescheduled from Sunday due to heavy rain at the Warri Township Stadium
The Kwara State chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria has commended the League Management Company for bringing back…
The Chairman of the League Management Company, Mallam Shehu Dikko has said the league is very close to the official…