Football

Kwara Stadium main bowl renamed Rashidi Yekini

Ganiyu Muftau

Kwara state government has approved the rename of Kwara State sports complex main bowl after Ex-Nigeria international Rashidi Yekini.

Former Africa Footballer of the Year played in different clubs both locally and internationally.

He was instrumental for the green Eagles making him the first Nigeria player to win the best African footballer of the Year in 1993 after a remarkable year with Portuguese club Victoria de setuba.

The main bowl will now be called Rashidi Yekini main bowl after the approval of name by Kwara state government.

The stadium is the home ground for Kwara United football club who played in the Nigeria Premiee Football League and ABS football club.

Rashidi Yekini will join Some ex Nigeria who their names have been named after stadium in Nigeria among them are Samson Siasia stadium Yenagoa, Stephen Keshi stadium Asaba, Oluyemi Kayode Stadium Ado Ekiti, Teslim Balogun stadium Lagos among others.

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