• Obituary

    Peter Rufai Obituary: Nigeria’s Legendary Goalkeeper and 1994 AFCON Champion, Dies at 61

    Peter Rufai Obituary – Peter Rufai, the former Nigeria goalkeeper whose safe hands and composed leadership helped shape one of the country’s greatest football eras, has died at the age of 61. His death on Thursday followed a prolonged illness, and tributes have poured in across the football world mourning the loss of a player widely regarded as a giant of Nigerian sport. Affectionately known by fans as “Dodo Mayana,” Rufai earned 65 caps for the Super Eagles between 1983 and 1998, representing Nigeria in two FIFA World Cups and playing a pivotal role in the team’s historic Africa Cup…