By Our Correspondent

The minister of youth and sports development, Sunday Dare has described late Super Eagles striker, Rashidi Yekini as a legend of Africa Football, Bestchoicesports.com.ng can report

Mr Dare who stated this on Monday in commemoration of the death of the highest goal scorer in Super Eagles described Rashidi Yekini as one of the best strikers the African continent has produced.

Dare made the statement to mark the eighth year anniversary of Yekini’s death.

According to Sunday Dare, “He was a delight to watch during his playing days. He scored some of the most fantastic goals that left some goal keepers helpless.

“Rashidi Yekini will forever be remembered as legend of football in Africa not just Nigeria”.

Dare concluded by saying, “May his soul continue to rest in peace”.

Yekini, an all time highest goal scorer of the Nigerian senior national team making 58 appearances and scoring 37 goals for the team, passed away on 4th of May, 2012 at the age of 48.

A native of Kwara state. IRA to be precisely. Rashidi Yekini was born in Kaduna and began his professional football career in Ivory Coast. Some of the clubs he played in the country include; Abiola babes, 3SC, Julius Berger And Gateway FC where he retired as a footballer.

The former Africa footballer of the year was Premeira Liga’s top scorer in the 1993-94 season scoring 21 goals. The high point in his professional football career was in Portugal where he played for Victoria de Setubal.