Organisers of the Nigeria Pitch Awards have introduced the reintroduction of the Rashidi Yekini Award to honour the nation’s greatest striker, in reminiscence of Nigeria’s all-time main purpose scorer.
The announcement was made in Lagos throughout a particular luncheon to fete companions and members of the Faculty of Voters forward of the twelfth version of the celebrated awards.
President of the Nigeria Pitch Awards, Shina Philips, recommended companions and members of the Faculty of Voters from throughout the nation for his or her dedication to the expansion of the awards.
“The journey to the twelfth version of the awards is the story of the dedication of all stakeholders to determine and maintain a reward platform for our footballers, directors, soccer lovers, and supporters,” Mr Philips mentioned.
He additionally confirmed that the Striker of the 12 months Award would henceforth be renamed the Rashidi Yekini Award in honour of the late Tremendous Eagles purpose poacher.
Yekini, who handed away in 2012, stays Nigeria’s all-time main scorer with 37 objectives in 62 appearances.
A key determine in Nigeria’s 1994 Africa Cup of Nations triumph, he additionally scored the nation’s first-ever FIFA World Cup purpose at USA ’94—a second etched in soccer historical past for his iconic celebration.
Mr Philips additional introduced plans to host an annual sports activities convention forward of future award ceremonies.
“Our imaginative and prescient is to make the gathering a novel alternative to resume and re-focus nationwide consideration on sports activities in Nigeria and open up avenues for directors to harness the alternatives sports activities present,” he famous.
Voting for the twelfth version of the Nigeria Pitch Awards will start on Wednesday, 29 October.
The Nigeria Pitch Awards, established in 2013, have honoured Nigeria’s high soccer performers on and off the pitch for over a decade.
Ademola Olajire, Director of Communications on the Nigeria Soccer Federation, expressed the Federation’s satisfaction with the credibility and transparency of the method since its inception.
Oluwadare Ojelabi, Director of Audit and Assurance at SIAO Companions, additionally restated the agency’s readiness to proceed supporting the awards, noting that it kinds a part of their company social duty.
SIAO Companions have audited and collated the voting course of since 2014.
