Peter Rufai was a distinguished Nigerian goalkeeper whose professional playing career spanned two decades (1980–2000), both at club and international level:
Club Career (Years & Appearances)
Stationery Stores (Nigeria): 1980–1984
Femo Scorpions (Nigeria): 1985
Dragons de l’Ouémé (Benin): 1986–1987
Lokeren (Belgium): 1987–1991 — 6 league appearances
Beveren (Belgium): 1991–1993 (appearances not listed)
Go Ahead Eagles (Netherlands): 1993–1994 — 12 appearances
Farense (Portugal): 1994–1997 — 62 appearances
Hércules (Spain): 1997 — 10 appearances
Deportivo La Coruña (Spain): 1997–1999 — 9appearances
Gil Vicente (Portugal): 1999–2000 — 1 appearance
Total club span: ~20 years, with notable activity in Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain .
International Career (Nigeria)
National Team Tenure: 1981–1998 (debut on 18 July 1981 vs Upper Volta; final appearance on 28 June 1998 vs Denmark)
Caps: 65 officially recorded (alternate source cites 66)
Goals: Unusually for a goalkeeper, he scored 1 goal—a penalty in a 6–0 win over Ethiopia during AFCON qualifying on 24 July 1993
Major Tournaments:
Played in the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cups and was Nigeria’s first‑choice keeper in both
Key part of the team that won the 1994 African Cup of Nations