Journalist who met former Super Eagles goalkeeper Peter Rufai in 2017 shares dream he shared with him

• A broadcast journalist, Emmanuel Imevbore Ohiomokhare, has paid a touching tribute to Peter Rufai, the precocious Super Eagles goalkeeper who died connected Thursday, July 3
• Emmanuel, a connection expert, recounted his close-range brushwood with Peter backmost successful 2017
• The writer described the 1994 AFCON victor arsenic a jolly bully fellow, who wanted to permission a bequest behind

Emmanuel Imevbore Ohiomokhare, a broadcast journalist, has mourned the passing of erstwhile Super Eagles goalkeeper, Peter Rufai, connected Thursday, July 3, aft a prolonged illness.

Emmanuel, who met Peter successful 2017 erstwhile helium visited the African Independent Television (AIT) office, noted that helium had ne'er met the goalie astatine a adjacent scope until that day.

Emmanuel says that Peter Rufai is simply a jolly bully fellow. Photo Credit: Paul Popper, Facebook/Emmanuel Imevbore Ohiomokhare
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Emmanuel's brushwood with Peter Rufai

In a Facebook station connected Thursday, July 3, Emmanuel narrated however helium archetypal interacted with Peter aft hailing him by his alias Dodo Mayana.

Emmanuel, who works for the tv station, said Peter smiled and greeted him calmly and requested to spot caput of sports unit.

The 1994 AFCON winner past opened up astir what brought him there, sharing his imagination of starting an academy for kids and seeking the enactment of the TV station.

Emmanuel expressed joyousness that helium met Peter successful his lifetime. Emmanuel's station read:

"I stepped retired of the newsroom to prime up thing from my car and determination successful the beforehand corridor I met him, Dodomayana, himself, the legendary Peter Rufai. Though I had been a broadcast writer for adjacent to 2 decades astatine that time, I had ne'er had the accidental of gathering him astatine adjacent range. “Dodomayana!” I echoed arsenic helium smiled and calmly greeted me. I was excited to conscionable him. I wondered what helium was doing successful the AIT newsroom astatine astir 7pm that evening. He requested to spot my workfellow and caput of Sports Unit, Tunde Orebiyi whom I fondly telephone “MS”. I gladly took him to the sports bureau to conscionable with Oga Tunde. He was a jolly bully fellow."Peter Rufai, Nigeria’s celebrated goalkeeper successful the 80s and 90s was close determination with us. Of people MS was acquainted with him. He told america of his imagination to commencement an academy with kids. He needed the enactment of AIT and I cognize helium got immoderate support. I didn’t cognize however acold the shot academy went but I was truthful arrogant that the antheral wanted to permission a legacy. A existent legend. "This was 2017, and 8 years later, astatine a precise young property of 62, I perceive that the Real DODOMAYANA has gone to rest. I americium gladsome we got to instrumentality this picture. I americium gladsome one met you successful your lifetime. Rest successful bid the large legendary goalkeeper. Rest successful bid Peter Rufai."

A writer says helium is gladsome helium met Peter Rufai. Photo Credit: Paul Popper
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Journalist's remark connected Peter's decease triggers reactions

Legit.ng has compiled immoderate reactions to the broadcast journalist's station below:

Orebiyi Tunde Dapo said:

"Emmanuel Imevbore Ohiomokhare Emman americium inactive trying to retrieve from the Shock of the News.Here was idiosyncratic I was closed to since the Lagos darling squad Stationery Stores days.I volition effort and enactment a Story unneurotic successful Memory of fmr Super Eagles Skipper DODOMAYA,MAYANADODO My person slumber well."

Hilary Damissah said:

"Chai ...so this legendary extremity tender has closed his section of life? God bless his soul."

Stella Nwabuche said:

"Omg, Peter Rufai dead?So sad,may his psyche remainder successful peace."

Titus Usmani Banganje said:

"Oh beloved 😯. We mislaid Rufai? So bittersweet sir, whitethorn the bully Lord remainder his soul. We volition unrecorded to retrieve the good memories helium near with america successful his beingness present connected earth."

Mohmood Tunde Hassan said:

"He made america each proud. He made his mark. He's taken a bow... present he's gone to rest. RIP."

Dossy Helen Nwaose said:

"May the psyche of Sir Peter Rufai remainder successful Peace, Anen."

Ovbiovbio Ogheneovo Godwin Jeogaga said:

"Great Legend nary doubt."People die, I know, but I conscionable wonderment what happened astatine this MID property of his?"Well, God knows best."May the Resurrection Promise by Christ Jesus beryllium of large consolation to each who would miss his demise. (John 5:28-30)."

Adams Absalom Kushi said:

"May his psyche remainder eternally with the Lord. He volition beryllium remembered arsenic of the top extremity keepers."

Journalist shares what Peter Rufai told him

Meanwhile, Legit.ng antecedently reported that a writer had shared what Peter Rufai told him earlier his demise.

Paying tribute to Peter, the national writer noted that helium had celebrated the ex-footballer connected his Facebook leafage connected May 22, not knowing that his decease would travel soon.

He said Peter had dreams astir the aboriginal of Nigerian football, which helium shared with him, but lamented that the strategy did not enactment him successful actualising those dreams.

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