The report says the retired goalkeeper was rushed to Toki
Hospital, off Adeniran Ogunsanya, after he suddenly collapsed
“I just got a call now
from Bruce who is the younger brother of soccer icon Peter Rufai,”
Mr. Tijani posted on his
Facebook page. He further quoted Bruce as saying, “Kayode, just to let you know
we have a situation on our hands.your friend, my brother Peter Rufai yesterday
night just suddenly slumped at the office.
“We rushed him to Toki
Hospital off Adeniran Ogunsanya where he is now.
The doctors are doing
everything possible though he’s not really come around yet and they don’t know
yet what the real cause of the slump is.
“He’s been taking the
death of our 78-year-old mum badly since last week. We are really praying here
for his health.”
Peter Rufai, 49, who
played for Nigeria between 1983 and 1998, returned to the country from his base
in Europe to start a youth sports development programme.
He had 65 international
caps for the Eagles, according to his Wikipedia entry.
His mother, Christiana,
died last week, leaving him devastated.
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