Rashidi Yekini’s daughters yesterday in Lagos sent a passionate appeal to the Nigerian government to immortalize the late African Footballer of the Year. UK-based Yemisi and her kid sister, Omoyemi, they would be very happy if the government should do this for the memory of their father who greatly helped Nigerian football.
They both expressed support for their late father’s lawyer, Mr. Jibril Olarenwaju, to continue taking care of the estates left by Rashidi Yekini, and argued that if their father’s former Portuguese club, Victoria Setubal, could immortalise Yekini by naming the club’s dressing room after him, Nigeria should be able to do better. The 21-year- old Yemisi said:
“I didn’t know the greatness of my father as a soccer legend until my unscheduled visit to the Victoria Setubal Stadium in Portugal. Immediately I introduced myself, I was treated like a queen by the club’s management who begged me to extend my visit until after their league match. I was introduced to the club’s fans that applauded me for close to one minute and I was taken to the VIP stand.
The club presented me with a giant photo portrait of my father and a jersey with his name printed on it. That was a great honour.” Yekini’s daughters also hinted of a planned testimonial match for their father who never had one during his lifetime.
