So fans now picked it up. When they say Dodo Mayana, I will respond Mayana Dodo. So fans love it more than calling me Peter.” Rufai was born on August 24, 1963, in Lagos.

Peter Rufai, Super Eagles famous goalkeeper who gave infinite frustration to strikers of opposing teams has been given a red ...

Oh no! Not Dodo, my good friend, my loyalist, the legendary Nigerian goalkeeper, Peter Rufai, aka ‘Dodo Mayana’. Between us we always shared this story. It was in 1979, or so.

🇳🇬🕊️ Forever in our hearts, Dodo Mayana. We mourn the passing of legendary Super Eagles goalkeeper, Peter Rufai, a giant of Nigerian football and a 1994 AFCON champion.

Peter Rufai’s final wish has surfaced online days after his death, revealing the late Super Eagles legend’s deep commitment to youth development in Nigeria.

Peter Rufai has been hailed as a "giant of football" after the former Nigeria goalkeeper died aged 61 on Thursday following a prolonged illness. Affectionately known as Dodo Mayana, he helped the ...

“Forever in our hearts, Dodo Mayana. We mourn the passing of legendary Super Eagles goalkeeper, Peter Rufai, a giant of Nigerian football and a 1994 AFCON champion,” the statement read.

Rufai, who is fondly called Dodo Mayana, was 61 years old. Reacting, the Super Eagles, in a post on X, insisted that Rufai’s legacy will remain forever.

“Precisely why other PDP politicians now say they are still in the PDP, but they are also working with the ADC, 100%.

He wrote, “Rest in power, Peter Rufai, our Dodo Mayana. I just received the heartbreaking news of the death of one of Nigeria’s patriotic football legends, Peter Rufai.