NFF To Honour Yekini With U-15 Soccer Tourney, Craves Posthumous National Honour

Date: 2012-05-13

MORE tributes have continued to pour in for deceased Super Eagles legend and goal king, Rashidi Yekini with President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Aminu Maigari insisting that the late striker lived a life of service and honour.

Speaking in Ira, Kwara State during the 8th day prayer for the departed striker, Maigari pledged that the NFF would launch an annual U-15 National Championship in honour of late Yekini, and also recommend to the Federal Government, through the National Sports Commission (NSC), for him to be given a posthumous national Award.

In his remarks at the palace of the Onira of Ira, Oba Abdulwahab Oyetoro, Maigari said, "Also, we plan to organise a memorial match in his honour, which will bring together players of his "USA '94" set and a select Nigerian side, which will be played at the Ilorin Township Stadium."

He added that "The NFF is looking into getting our players to invest for their future while still active, and will also look into the possibility of working with our sponsors to put in place a special fund to take care of the welfare of our national heroes while active and retired, even though we have been doing that within our limited resources."

The monarch while welcoming the NFF delegation to his palace, urged the federal government to name a national monument after the departed legend.

Maigari, in company of some members of the NFF Executive Committee, later visited the late Yekini's family house of late Yekini, where they commiserated with the departed goal poacher's mother and Alhaja Sakirat Yekini and his widow.

They also delivered a letter of condolence to the family, as well as condolence letters from FIFA President, Sepp Blatter and CAF President Issa Hayatou.

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