The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has announced a N30,000 monthly stipend each for mothers of its two ex-internationals, Rashidi Yekini and Samuel Okwaraji.
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The NFF, through its verified Twitter handle, on Thursday, said it was acting in furtherance to the placement of both mothers on monthly N10,000 by the Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports Development.
The ex-international, late Rashhed Yekini (right) and his mother
“In furtherance to and in appreciation of the recent pronouncement of the Minister of Sports, Sunday Dare, to put the mothers of the two late ex-internationals on a monthly stipend.
In furtherance to, and in appreciation of, the recent pronouncement of the HM Sports @SundayDareSD
to put the mothers of late ex-internationals Sam Okwaraji and Rashidi Yekini on a monthly stipend, the NFF has decided to support this noble @PinnickAmaju @ShehuDikko 1/3— The NFF 🇳🇬 (@thenff) May 7, 2020
“The NFF has decided to support this noble initiative with a further monthly stipend of N30,000 to each of the two matriarchs.
initiative with a further monthly stipend of N30k to each of the two matriarchs. In addition, the NFF will henceforth review the situation of surviving mothers of @PinnickAmaju @ShehuDikko 2/3
— The NFF 🇳🇬 (@thenff) May 7, 2020
our ex-internationals that died in active service for the country and resolve what to do for them on monthly basis. @PinnickAmaju @ShehuDikko 3/3
— The NFF 🇳🇬 (@thenff) May 7, 2020
“In addition, the NFF will henceforth review the situation of surviving mothers of our ex-internationals that died in active service for the country and resolve on what to do for them on monthly basis,’’ the NFF tweeted.
The ministry had, on Wednesday, announced the decision to financially support the mothers of the late ex-internationals, when the minister donated Ramadan gifts and N50,000 to Yekini’s mother in Ijagbo, Kwara.
Yekini, who scored Nigeria’s first World Cup goal during the country’s appearance in USA ’94, died eight years ago in Ibadan, after retiring from football, while Okwaraji, had died mush earlier, when he collapsed due to congestive heart failure in the 77th minute of a World Cup qualification match against Angola at the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos in 1989.
