The Chairman, Nigeria Football Supporters Club, Yisau Olatunde, has called on the Confederation of African Football to immortalise the late Chief M.K.O. Abiola and the late Rashidi Yekini.
Olatunde made the call on Thursday in Ibadan in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, on the sidelines of a novelty match to mark the 40-day Fidau prayer for the late Yekini.
Olatunde, who also urged ex-Super Eagles players to come together to honour Abiola and Yekini, noted that both contributed immensely to the growth of football in Nigeria.
The chairman said that great sports administrators like the late Abiola, who was the Pillar of Sports in Africa in his lifetime, should not be forgotten by CAF for his immense contributions to football and the organisation.
He added that great footballers such as Yekini should not also be forgotten by CAF and the Super Eagles for his superb soccer display that had attracted many youths to football.
According to Olatunde, the issue of immortalising Abiola, the acclaimed winner of June 12, 1993 election, has been greatly politicised.
He said that Abiola deserved a federal sports complex to be named after him in Nigeria, to further buttress his contributions to the growth of football in particular and sports generally.
The chairman added that the Federal Government should also accord similar honour to other late sportsmen such as Sam Okwaraji.
He said Yekini and Okwaraji left a legacy of honouring national calls without gratification, adding that they were gentlemen to the core.
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