‘What kind of nation is this?’ — Taribo West laments treatment of late Rufai

[NigerianEye - Nigeria] - 22/08/2025
Former Super Eagles defender, Taribo West, has condemned the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and the Lagos State Government for allegedly abandoning the family of late goalkeeper, Peter Rufai, saying such neglect is why he would never encourage his own son to visit the country. Speaking at Rufai’s burial in a video shared by News Central on Friday, the ex-Inter Milan star expressed outrage at what he described as the consistent failure of Nigerian authorities to honour football heroes after their death. He said, “It’s disheartening that you have Lagos State, you have the Nigerian (…)
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