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https://mathematical7.com/m7/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/peter-rufai.webp1002560It is Thursday night. I am writing my article for the weekend. My phone keeps interrupting me. There is a flood of calls. I have always known, but now it dawns on me again, that I am the go-to person by many Nigerians for confirmation of news (mostly of the sad type) concerning Nigerian athletes (mostly retired football players). From the first caller, I now know why my phone has been ringing ceaselessly. People are calling to verify the sad news that another retired football hero has died. I have not heard anything myself from any source, so I halt my writing and make a few calls. The news is true. ‘Dodo Mayana’ passed on. Once again, my heart is broken and very heavy. 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.