The Nigeria Football Federation said he died in Lagos following a period of illness.
ABUJA: Former Nigeria international goalkeeper Peter Rufai has died aged 61 following an illness, the national football federation said today.
Popularly known as Dodomayana, Rufai earned 65 caps for Nigeria and featured at the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup finals.
He was also part of the Super Eagles squad when Nigeria won a second Africa Cup of Nations trophy in Tunisia in 1994, beating Zambia 2-1.
The former economy minister says the education ministry, helmed by PKR colleague Fadhlina Sidek, had the most objections to his version of the 13th Malaysia Plan.
Journalists in Putrajaya had come out against an earlier restriction on reporters asking follow-up questions or seeking clarification at an event tomorrow.