{"id":28509,"date":"2025-07-04T09:03:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T03:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thegreatnews.in\/?p=28509"},"modified":"2025-07-04T09:03:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T03:33:15","slug":"peter-rufai-death-news-2025-legendary-goalkeeper-of-nigeria-is-no-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thegreatnews.in\/?p=28509","title":{"rendered":"Peter Rufai Death News 2025 \u2013 Nigeria \u0915\u0947 Legendary Goalkeeper \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0930\u0939\u0947, \u092b\u0941\u091f\u092c\u0949\u0932 \u091c\u0917\u0924 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0936\u094b\u0915 \u0915\u0940 \u0932\u0939\u0930"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Peter Rufai Death News 2025 \u2013 Nigeria \u0915\u0947 Legendary Goalkeeper \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0930\u0939\u0947, \u092b\u0941\u091f\u092c\u0949\u0932 \u091c\u0917\u0924 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0936\u094b\u0915 \u0915\u0940 \u0932\u0939\u0930<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u26bd Legendary Goalkeeper Peter Rufai \u0915\u093e \u0928\u093f\u0927\u0928<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria \u0915\u0940 football history \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u090f\u0915 \u0938\u0941\u0928\u0939\u0930\u093e \u0928\u093e\u092e, Peter Rufai \u0905\u092c \u0939\u092e\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u092c\u0940\u091a \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0930\u0939\u0947\u0964 3 \u091c\u0941\u0932\u093e\u0908 2025 \u0915\u094b 61 \u0938\u093e\u0932 \u0915\u0940 \u0909\u092e\u094d\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u093e \u0928\u093f\u0927\u0928 \u0939\u094b \u0917\u092f\u093e\u0964 \u0935\u094b \u0932\u0902\u092c\u0947 \u0938\u092e\u092f \u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0940\u092e\u093e\u0930 \u091a\u0932 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0925\u0947\u0964 Fans \u0909\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u092a\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0930 \u0938\u0947 Dodo Mayana \u0915\u0939\u0924\u0947 \u0925\u0947\u0964<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Peter Rufai \u0938\u093f\u0930\u094d\u092b goalkeeper \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0925\u0947, \u0935\u094b Nigeria Super 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Sanwo-Olu \u0928\u0947 \u0917\u0939\u0930\u093e \u0926\u0941\u0916 \u091c\u0924\u093e\u092f\u093e\u0964 Fans \u0928\u0947 \u0909\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u201cReal Wall of Africa\u201d \u0915\u0939\u093e\u0964<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Social Media \u092a\u0930 #RIPPeterRufai \u091f\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0902\u0921 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0932\u0917\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u0926\u0941\u0928\u093f\u092f\u093e\u092d\u0930 \u0938\u0947 \u0909\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0926\u094d\u0927\u093e\u0902\u091c\u0932\u093f \u0926\u0940 \u091c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0964<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udde0 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0902 Peter Rufai \u0916\u093e\u0938 \u0925\u0947?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0909\u0928\u094d\u0939\u094b\u0902\u0928\u0947 Nigeria \u0915\u094b football map \u092a\u0930 shine \u0915\u0930\u093e\u092f\u093e<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Africa \u092e\u0947\u0902 goalkeeping 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