Journalist releases rare video of Super Eagles goalkeeper Peter Rufai before his death

• A vigor sports expert and journalist, Oluwaseun Luqmon Ajidagba, has shared a video of himself with the legendary Peter Rufai earlier helium passed
• The 1994 Africa Cup of Nations winner, fondly called Dodo Mayana, died connected Thursday, July 3, 2025, aft a prolonged illness
• The video of Peter with the writer moved people, with immoderate pointing retired that helium looked unwell astatine the time

Emotional reactions person followed a video of precocious Super Eagles goalkeeper Peter Rufai, earlier his demise connected Thursday, July 3.

Peter died astatine 61 aft a prolonged illness, and near football fans successful tears arsenic tributes poured successful for him.

A sports writer releases a video of himself with Peter Rufai. Photo Credit: Jerome Prevost, Facebook/Ajidagba Oluwaseun
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Sharing a video of himself with the 1994 AFCON winner, writer Oluwaseun Luqmon Ajidagba, said the determination was astatine the Agege Stadium during the Inter House Sports Competition of Wellspring College.

The journalist explained that Peter was invited to animate and talk to the students connected that day. The vigor sports expert prayed that God assistance Peter eternal remainder and console those helium near behind.

The writer wrote:

"This was maine & Late Peter Rufai A.K.A Dodo Mayana astatine Agege Stadium during the Inter House Sports Competition of Wellspring College wherever helium was invited to animate & talk to the students of that School. May Almighty God assistance him eternal remainder & console those helium near behind. Rest connected Dodo Mayana."

In the clip, Peter stepped retired and waved aft the writer introduced him to the guests astatine the stadium. Netizens who watched the clip said Peter looked unwell.

A video shows Peter Rufai astatine the Agege Stadium successful Lagos. Photo Credit: Mark Leech, Facebook/Ajidagba Oluwaseun
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People respond to video of Peter Rufai

Legit.ng has compiled immoderate reactions to the video of Peter Rufai below:

Adesomo Adeniyi Joseph said:

"May his psyche remainder successful peace, enactment beardown those helium near behind, his tone volition proceed to animate america each 💪."

Adedayo Oseni said:

"He is looking precise sick successful this video. truthful sad. May his psyche remainder successful peace."

Udeme George said:

"I’m of the sentiment that erstwhile we spot radical and announcement they are not successful bully health,it’s lone bully of america to rise alarm particularly erstwhile they among those who’ve served Nigeria with everything they got, bittersweet to spot this video,sad."

Ladi Egbedire said:

"Seun, Dodo don sick for this play already, helium has mislaid truthful overmuch value successful this picture, whitethorn his psyche remainder successful Eternity...."

Nonso Okoh said:

"Rest successful bid legend, helium was not feeling to good successful the video."

Cause of Peter Rufai's death

Meanwhile, Legit.ng antecedently reported the origin of Peter Rufai's death, which threw Nigeria into mourning.

Rufai’s wellness issues were not wholly without precedent. Back successful October 2012, helium collapsed successful his Lagos bureau and was hospitalised overnight, an incidental galore dismissed arsenic fatigue astatine the time, Channels TV reported.

Medical records from that occurrence were ne'er made public, but household insiders had disclosed it was the archetypal reddish emblem of a heart‑related ailment that would resurface a decennary later. In the past 2 years, adjacent friends noticed the once‑energetic academy proprietor scaling backmost transportation sessions.

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