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- Nigeria's 1994 AFCON-winning goalkeeper Peter Rufai has sadly passed distant astatine 61 aft a prolonged illness
- The Nigeria Football Federation confirmed the tragic quality connected societal media aft the quality broke successful the media
- Super Eagles players, led by skipper William Troost-Ekong, person paid glowing tributes to the legendary goalkeeper
Super Eagles players person paid tribute to legendary Nigerian goalkeeper Peter Rufai, who sadly passed distant successful the aboriginal hours of contiguous aft a prolonged illness.
Rufai was 1 of Nigeria’s greatest-ever goalkeepers and was betwixt the sticks erstwhile the Super Eagles won their 2nd Africa Cup of Nations successful Tunisia successful 1994. He besides featured astatine 2 FIFA World Cups successful 1994 and 1998.
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Dodomayana, arsenic helium was fondly referred to, began his vocation with Stationery Stores and played for galore clubs, including those successful Benin Republic, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, and Portugal.
NFF General Secretary Dr Mohammed Sanusi reacted to the quality with daze and sent his condolences to the Nigerian shot household for the large loss.
“This is really, truly shocking. Peter Rufai dead? What happened? I americium perplexed. We did not adjacent cognize that helium had been ill,” helium said successful NFF’s authoritative statement.“We earnestly commune to the Almighty God to assistance him eternal rest, and to comfortableness each his loved ones arsenic good arsenic the full Nigerian shot family.”Super Eagles prima reacts to Rufai's death
Super Eagles’ official Instagram relationship shared the quality connected which drew reactions from existent and erstwhile nationalist squad players, including skipper William Troost-Ekong.
“🇳🇬🕊️ Forever successful our hearts, Dodo Mayana. We mourn the passing of legendary Super Eagles goalkeeper, Peter Rufai, a elephantine of Nigerian shot and a 1994 AFCON champion,” the connection reads.“Your bequest lives connected betwixt the sticks and beyond. Rest well, Peter Rufai. 💚”Ekong was 1 of the archetypal players to respond to the post, quoting it connected his X page with the caption “RIP legend.”
Odion Ighalo, Victor Anichebe, Victor Boniface, John Obi Mikel, Maduka Okoye, Tolu Arokodare, and Nwankwo Kanu’s wife, amongst others, person joined successful paying tribute to the precocious legend.
Fans were not near retired of paying tributes to 1 of Nigeria’s champion goalkeepers, who gave galore puerility memories.
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@NudgeTM wrote:
“Tunisia 94 was my archetypal enactment with football. In that tournament, I thought his archetypal sanction was Keeper, truthful I called him Keeper Rufai. I was lone 8 then. I’m definite I wasn’t alone.”@AJSilverCFC wrote:
“My begetter told maine stories astir him astatine the World Cup. Stories that I'll walk connected to my children. Rest successful Peace Dodo Mayana 🦅💔”@belloinuwa wrote:
“How tragic. This is precise bittersweet news. This man brought overmuch joyousness to america shot fans who grew up watching the Super Eagles. Condolences to the Nigerian Nation.”NFF pays tribute to Christian Chukwu
Legit.ng antecedently reported that NFF paid tribute to Christian Chukwu aft Nigeria's archetypal AFCON-winning manager passed distant astatine the property of 74 successful April.
The Chairman, arsenic helium was fondly referred to, died connected April 12, the aforesaid time his teammate astatine AFCON 1980, Charles Bassey, besides died, the ninth subordinate of the squad to pass.
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