{"id":28518,"date":"2025-07-04T09:23:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T03:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thegreatnews.in\/?p=28518"},"modified":"2025-07-04T09:23:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T03:53:10","slug":"legendary-goalkeeper-peter-rufai-dies-nigeria-lost-the-true-king-of-lost-goalpost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thegreatnews.in\/?p=28518","title":{"rendered":"Legendary Goalkeeper Peter Rufai \u0915\u093e \u0928\u093f\u0927\u0928 \u2013 Nigeria \u0928\u0947 \u0916\u094b\u092f\u093e \u0917\u094b\u0932\u092a\u094b\u0938\u094d\u091f \u0915\u093e \u0938\u091a\u094d\u091a\u093e \u0930\u093e\u091c\u093e"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Legendary Goalkeeper Peter Rufai \u0915\u093e \u0928\u093f\u0927\u0928 \u2013 Nigeria \u0928\u0947 \u0916\u094b\u092f\u093e \u0917\u094b\u0932\u092a\u094b\u0938\u094d\u091f \u0915\u093e \u0938\u091a\u094d\u091a\u093e \u0930\u093e\u091c\u093e<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u26bd Nigeria \u0915\u0947 \u092b\u0941\u091f\u092c\u0949\u0932 \u0907\u0924\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0938 \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u092c\u0938\u0947 \u092e\u091c\u092c\u0942\u0924 \u0926\u0940\u0935\u093e\u0930<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>3 \u091c\u0941\u0932\u093e\u0908 2025 \u0915\u094b Nigeria \u0915\u0947 \u092e\u0939\u093e\u0928 \u0917\u094b\u0932\u0915\u0940\u092a\u0930 Peter Rufai \u0915\u093e \u0928\u093f\u0927\u0928 \u0939\u094b \u0917\u092f\u093e\u0964 \u0935\u094b 61 \u0938\u093e\u0932 \u0915\u0947 \u0925\u0947 \u0914\u0930 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0938\u092e\u092f \u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0940\u092e\u093e\u0930 \u091a\u0932 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0925\u0947\u0964<\/p>\n<p>Peter Rufai \u0915\u094b \u092b\u0948\u0902\u0938 \u092a\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0930 \u0938\u0947 \u201cDodo Mayana\u201d \u0915\u0939\u0924\u0947 \u0925\u0947 \u2013 \u090f\u0915 \u0910\u0938\u093e \u0928\u093e\u092e \u091c\u094b Nigeria \u0915\u0940 \u092b\u0941\u091f\u092c\u0949\u0932 \u0926\u0940\u0935\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0924\u0940\u0915 \u092c\u0928 \u0917\u092f\u093e \u0925\u093e\u0964<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0909\u0928\u0915\u093e \u091c\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0938\u093f\u0930\u094d\u092b \u090f\u0915 \u0916\u093f\u0932\u093e\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u0915\u093e \u091c\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902, \u092c\u0932\u094d\u0915\u093f African Football \u0915\u0940 \u090f\u0915 \u0936\u093e\u0928\u0926\u093e\u0930 \u0935\u093f\u0930\u093e\u0938\u0924 \u0915\u093e \u0905\u0902\u0924 \u0939\u0948\u0964<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfc6 Peter Rufai \u0915\u093e Football Career<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u091c\u0928\u094d\u092e: 24 \u0905\u0917\u0938\u094d\u0924 1963, Lagos, Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0907\u0902\u091f\u0930\u0928\u0947\u0936\u0928\u0932 \u0921\u0947\u092c\u094d\u092f\u0942: 1983<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0915\u0941\u0932 65 \u092e\u0948\u091a Nigeria \u0915\u0940 \u091f\u0940\u092e \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0916\u0947\u0932\u0947<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1994 \u0914\u0930 1998 FIFA World Cup \u092e\u0947\u0902 Nigeria \u0915\u0947 main goalkeeper \u0930\u0939\u0947<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1994 AFCON (Africa Cup of Nations) \u091a\u0948\u0902\u092a\u093f\u092f\u0928 \u091f\u0940\u092e \u0915\u0947 \u0939\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0938\u093e \u0925\u0947<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u090f\u0915 \u0917\u094b\u0932 \u092d\u0940 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u2013 \u092a\u0947\u0928\u0932\u094d\u091f\u0940 \u0938\u0947 (AFCON \u0915\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0932\u093f\u092b\u093e\u092f\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc51 \u0930\u0949\u092f\u0932 \u092b\u0948\u092e\u093f\u0932\u0940 \u0938\u0947 \u0925\u0947 \u0932\u0947\u0915\u093f\u0928 \u091a\u0941\u0928\u093e \u092b\u0941\u091f\u092c\u0949\u0932<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Peter Rufai \u090f\u0915 \u0936\u093e\u0939\u0940 \u092a\u0930\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0930 (Idimu dynasty) \u0938\u0947 \u0906\u0924\u0947 \u0925\u0947, \u0932\u0947\u0915\u093f\u0928 \u0909\u0928\u094d\u0939\u094b\u0902\u0928\u0947 \u0924\u093e\u091c \u092a\u0939\u0928\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u091c\u093e\u092f \u0917\u094b\u0932\u092a\u094b\u0938\u094d\u091f \u092a\u0930 \u0916\u0921\u093c\u0947 \u0930\u0939\u0928\u093e \u091a\u0941\u0928\u093e\u0964 \u0909\u0928\u094d\u0939\u094b\u0902\u0928\u0947 \u090f\u0915 \u0907\u0902\u091f\u0930\u0935\u094d\u092f\u0942 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u0939\u093e \u0925\u093e \u0915\u093f,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&gt; 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