We recently reported in June that Rashidi Yekini was remembered in his formal club Vitória de Setúbal in far away Portugal. A twitter handle linked to the NFF however quietly debunked the news saying he was remembered without a proof.
However an award as been named Rashidi Yekini award which will go to the top goal scorer in the NPFL. We should however give kudos to @Omaakatugba who tweeted to lambast the NFF for forgetting such a national hero. Some young Nigerians spoke out their disappointment and also made it go viral online.
We are so happy that someone somewhere saw it and decided to do something positive about it. God bless them.
Nigeria's late King of Goals was remembered in Vitória de Setúbal, Portugal 3 years after his death. Popular Sports presenter Oma Akatugba brought this to the notice of his followers and Nigerians. He eventually coined it "shame" because Yekini's country did not remember him. The piece of information went viral online via twitter. Did Yekini make @omaakatugba trend on Twitter? did you see the numbers of retweets...... check after the cut.
