Rashidi Yekini may have died since May 4, 2012, but that did not stop Google Doodle along with other Nigerians celebrating the 60th posthumous birthday of Nigerian football legend, Rashidi Yekini, on Monday. Yekini is Nigeria’s all-time top scorer with 37 goals and represented the country in seven major tournaments, including two World Cups, where he scored the country’s first-ever …

The Kwara State chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has commended the Federal Government for recognising late football legend, Rashidi Yekini with posthumous award of Member of the Order of the Niger (MON). Yekini, who hailed from Irra, Oyun Local Government Area and scored Nigeria’s first FIFA World Cup goal, was an integral part of the Super …