1. Nigeria: FIFA, NFF Mark Rashidi Yekini’s 55th Posthumous Birthday
FIFA yesterday marked the 55th posthumous birthday of Rashidi Yekini, Nigeria’s first World Cup goal scorer. A photo of the late Yekini, celebrating a goal was shared on FIFA World Cup Twitter handle @FIFAWorldCup.
The tweet read, “Rashidi Yekini, scorer of Nigeria’s SuperEagles’s first goal at the #WorldCup, would have been 55 today.”The celebration from Nigeria’s record goal-scorer will live on in World Cup folklore.” The Nigeria Football Federation also celebrated Yekini on the federation’s Twitter handle. @thenff. According to Wikipedia, Yekini scored 37 goals as a Nigerian international, and represented the nation in five major tournaments, including two World Cups where he scored the country’s first-ever goal in the competition. He was also named the African Footballer of the Year in 1993.
2. Iwobi Gives Credit To Ozil For Arsenal Thrills
After putting up another superlative performance in Monday’s stunning come-from-behind 3-1 spanking of Leicester City at Emirates Stadium, many pundits are showering accolades on Iwobi, but the Super Eagles star says all credit should got to Ozil.
Iwobi added that the German midfield is a world class player, who he says having the privilege of playing alongside at the London club has helped him develop into a key man in Arsenal’s side.
3. Raja Casablanca vs Enyimba Preview: Abdullah’s men in a must-win duel
After a first leg defeat at home to Raja Casablanca, Enyimba are aiming to get maximum points to proceed to the Caf Confederation Cup final on Wednesday.
The People’s Elephant look to have surpassed many expectations reaching the semi-final but are now faced with an uphill task in their quest for a final berth after a 1-0 initial loss in Aba.
4. Pinnick Holds First AGM Of Second Tenure
5. Alex Iwobi compared to Lionel Messi by Arsenal fans after stunning MOTM performance
The Gunners managed a stellar performance to win 3-1 at the Emirates, despite going a goal behind within half an hour.
