Peter Rufai slumps, hospitalised
Former Nigerian international, Peter
Rufai, on Tuesday night slumped in his office in Lagos, TV journalist,
Kayode Tijani, is reporting.
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.
Source: PremiumTimes