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Breaking News..Nigerian Ace Footballer Rashidi Yekini Is Dead

Kanyi Okeke
By Kanyi Okeke
Published: May 4, 2012
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News coming in this evening has it that Nigeria’s foremost footballer Rashidi Yekini died this evening.. According to the report,the Kwara State born footballer (Rashidi Yekini. Oct 23, 1963 to May 4, 2012) who scored Nigeria’s first goal at the senior world cup died of an undisclosed ailment.. He was Nigeria’s highest goal scorer in the national team for years and played for local and international teams before retiring…. A family source told me he will be buried tomorrow. May he RIP Amen!

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  • charles says:
    May 4, 2012 at 10:01 pm

    what a painful thing to knw dat one of nigerias most luvd n highest goal scoring player is dead n he was mad at a period of time as at last year as i heard. May his soul rest in peace. I LOVE U YEKINI.

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