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Early on Saturday morning, a large crowd
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of tearful mourers have already gathered
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at the Yogo Jot's hometown, Gondmar in
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Portugal before the funeral ceremony
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started at 10:00 a.m. at the
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Resurrection Church Chapel where the
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burial ceremony is being jointly held
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for the Liverpool football player Diego
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Jotar and his brother Andre Silva who
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lost their lives in a car accident in
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Spain while driving his Lamborghini
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vehicle along the highway in Cernadilla
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Zamora Spain barely 10 days he married
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his high school classmate Ruth
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Cardardoso in Porto on Sunday June 22nd
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after a 13-year relationship and three
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children together. Local media and
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residents at the funeral ceremony
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reported that the players and technical
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staff of Liverpool have already arrived
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at the resurrection chapel in Gondar for
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the funeral of the Liverpool forward Dio
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Jotar and his brother Andre Silva. The
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Liverpool squad as seen in early videos
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and photographs from the funeral led by
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Virgil van Djk and Andy Robertson have
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arrived in Gondmar as Virgil van Dijk
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carries flower design of number 20 for
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Dio Jar and Andy Robertson carries the
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number 30 for Diego's brother Andre
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Silva. Hundreds of mourners lined the
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streets of Gondar to pay their final
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respects to fallen Liverpool star Diego
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Jot at the city's chapel. Newly
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appointed manager Onslaught was also
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among those in attendance, leading the
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group as they approached the church.
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Reuters had on Friday reported that
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hundreds of residents of Gondmar in
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northern Portugal filed past the bodies
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of former Liverpool footballer Diego
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Jotar and his brother Andre Silva at a
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chapel in their hometown on Friday after
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the deaths in a car crash in Spain.
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adding at an earlier private wake, Prime
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Minister Luis Montenegro, FC Porto
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President Andre Villboas, Portuguese
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Football Federation President Pedro
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Prowenko, and Jot's longtime agent Jorge
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Menddees joined the brother's family,
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including Jot's wife, Rude Cardoso, who
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had married the footballer just weeks
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earlier. Cristiano Ronaldo, who
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Liverpool authorities said would not be
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attending the funeral ceremony, had on
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Thursday in a tweet, sympathized with
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the bereaveved and said, "It doesn't
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make sense. Just now we were together in
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the national team. Just now you had
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gotten married. To your family, your
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wife, and your children, I send my
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condolences and wish them all the
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strength in the world. I know you will
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always be with them. Rest in peace,
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Diego and Andre. We will all miss you.
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Portugal's president Marcelo Riolo Duza,
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senior Liverpool football club officials
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and well-known football figures
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including Manchester United player Diego
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Dot, former Liverpool player Fabinho and
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Portugal and RB Lipig player Andre Silva
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attended the wake on Friday. Tributes
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were laid at Anfield Stadium following
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the tragic passing of Dio Jot and his
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brother Andre Silva. In a press
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statement published on its website,
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Liverpool Football Club said it opened
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physical and digital books of condolence
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following the devastating passing of
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Diego Jotar and his brother Andre Silva.
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Supporters and members of the public can
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sign the physical book which will be
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placed in the Anfield Road Stand
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reception area at Anfield during the
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following hours. Thursday, July 3rd,
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5:00 p.m. United States US Federal
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Bureau of Investigation FBI has filed a
3:35
lawsuit against a Nigeria citizen
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Hearman Bokan for allegedly defrauding
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the US President Donald Trump and his
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vice JD Vance the sum of 460 million
3:46
naira by thus sending fake email
3:49
messages to US citizens in December 2024
3:53
to contribute and help to fund the
3:55
presidential inauguration ceremony of
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Trump and Vance. This notwithstanding,
4:00
Nigeria government has shown great
4:02
commitment in helping the United States
4:04
and other countries in the world
4:06
recovered funds stolen by Nigerians from
4:09
foreigners as it was evidenced in one of
4:11
such occasions earlier this year when
4:13
the Economic and Financial Crimes
4:15
Commission EFCC handed over billions of
4:18
Naira equivalent to Charles Smith, the
4:21
legal attacher of the US Federal Bureau
4:23
of Investigation FBI at the Embassy of
4:26
the United States in Nigeria. and
4:28
representatives of other countries whose
4:30
citizens were victims of cyber crimes
4:32
committed by Nigerians. While the EFCC
4:35
chairman Olo Alaki also used the
4:38
occasion of the handing over ceremony to
4:40
call and appealed to foreign countries
4:42
to always help recover and restitute
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Nigerians who are victims of fraud
4:47
committed by citizens of other
4:48
countries. People's Gazette news media
4:51
reported that the court documents as
4:53
seen by the media. The Federal Bureau of
4:56
Investigation filed a civil forfeite
4:58
complaint to seize property belonging to
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Lagosbas based suspected fraudster and a
5:04
booken for allegedly stealing more than
5:06
460 million naira in funds meant for US
5:09
President Donald Trump's 2025
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The FBI is also actively pursuing an
5:16
arrest warrant for Mr. Abokan in
5:18
connection with a cryptocurrency fraud
5:20
and money laundering scheme that
5:22
targeted a donor intending to contribute
5:24
to the Trump Vance inaugural committee.
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According to legal filings seen by
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People's Gazette, Mr. Abokan and his
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co-conspirators carried out a
5:33
sophisticated fraudulent operation using
5:35
the notorious business email compromise
5:38
scheme to trick their victims into
5:39
sending money to cryptocurrency accounts
5:42
belonging to them. In the weeks leading
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up to the inauguration on January 20th,
5:47
2025, the FBI reported that fraudsters
5:50
created several fake email addresses to
5:53
mimic the legitimate ones used for the
5:55
ceremony, which they sent to dozens of
5:57
people requesting donations for Mr.
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Trump's swearing in ceremony. On
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December 26th, 2024, one of these fake
6:06
emails with the address at t47laneal.com
6:10
was sent to a victim to mimic
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the official email of the co-chair of
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the Trump Vance inaugural committee,
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Steve Wiktoff. The victim subsequently
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USDT e to the criminals. The 250,300
6:30
USDT had is estimated to be worth over
6:33
400 million naira at the current black
6:36
market rate. Within days of receiving
6:39
the money, the perpetrators immediately
6:45
to several crypto wallets before the FBI
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caught wind of the scam and requested
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crypto operator Tether to freeze the
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accounts which the company voluntarily
6:54
adhered to on December 31st. Court
6:57
documents showed following the scam.
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Nigeria President Bola Ahmed Tonubu has
7:03
joined millions of sports lovers in
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Nigeria and across the globe to mourn
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the death of ex super eagles iconic
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goalkeeper Peter Rufi fondly called
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Dodtoayana with the president describing
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the football legend as a great patriotic
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citizen who hailed from a royal family
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and brushed aside the glamour and
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privileges of a royal family to become
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one of the first set of professional
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football players in Nigeria and one of
7:27
the patriotic sportsmen who wrote the
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names in gold in the annals of sports in
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Nigeria and Africa continent in general.
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According to President Bola Ahmed Tonubu
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in a press release issued by the
7:39
presidential spokesperson, Beo Onuger
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and made available soon after the death
7:44
of Peter Rufi was announced on Thursday
7:46
evening, Peter Rufi was an inimitable
7:49
goalkeeper. In quotes, the statement
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reads, "President Bola Ahmed Tonubu
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expresses great sadness at the passing
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of legendary Super Eagles goalkeeper
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Peter Rufi, who was 61. The president
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condols with the Rufi family, friends,
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and football enthusiasts on the demise
8:07
of the ineimitable goalkeeper fondly
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called Dodayana by his numerous fans and
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football lovers all over Nigeria.
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President Tonubu notes that Peter Rufi
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would be remembered as one of those
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patriotic sportsmen who wrote the names
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in gold in the sporting annals of
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Nigeria and the African continent. I
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recall with fond memories the heroic
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contributions of Peter Rufi in the
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historic victory of the Super Eagles at
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the 1994 edition of the Africa Cup of
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Nations in Tunisia as the first choice
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goalkeeper followed up with Nigeria's
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equally epoch making first appearance at
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the FIFA World Cup competition dubbed
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USA 94. Rufi was also a strong member of
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the team at the subsequent edition of
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the competition in France in 1998.
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Having started his career with
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stationary stores of Lagos in 1980, Rufi
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was one of the earliest footballers in
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Nigeria to go professional playing in
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many European countries including
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Belgium, Spain, Portugal and the
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Netherlands, bringing honor to the
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nation and opening a new window of
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opportunities for young footballers in
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Nigeria. President Tonubu says after he
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retired from active football, Peter, a
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prince of the royal house in Adimu,
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Lagos, set up the Staruof Football
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Academy where he continued to inspire,
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mentor, and nurture young footballers.
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President Tonubu praised for comfort for
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all who mourn Rufi's loss and for the
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repose of Rufi Sue. July 3rd, 2025 was
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more or less like a black Thursday for
9:44
football lovers across the globe as the
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death of the Nigerian legend comes as a
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dark day for the global football
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community. It also coincided with the
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sudden passing of a Portugal-born
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Liverpool forward Dio Jot who died in a
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car crash in Spain alongside his
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brother. Multiple reports indicated that
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Peter Rufi passed away in the early
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hours of Thursday after a prolonged
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illness. According to close family and
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friends, a post on the official Super
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Eagles X page also confirmed the death.
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Forever in our hearts, Dodo Mayana, we
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mourn the passing of legendary Super
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Eagles goalkeeper Peter Rufi, a giant of
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Nigerian football and a 1994 AFCON
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