THE “LEGENDARY” NIGERIAN GOAL KEEPER PETER RUFAI, MIGHT GO TO JAIL OVER DIVERSION OF 200K EURO

The Former Super Eagles goalkeeper and 1994 African Nations Cup gold medalist, Peter Rufai, appears to have diverted a sum of 200,000 Euro that was put in his possession by the Nigerian Community in Belgium after he took off to Nigeria.

Belgium Government gives financial supports to ethic groups and nationals of other countries. This is a form of monetary support given to them every quarter. Organizations like the Egbe Omo Odua, Igbo Group, Nigerian Community, Sierra Leon Community, and Ghanaian Community among others get theirs and spend it with shrieks of delight. Most of the African communities also have football clubs that also benefit from the largess.

Nigerian Community Football Club, an outfit managed by the ex-international and in division four of the Belgian League, received 200,000 euro  equivalent to N44 million,  from the Belgian authority to prosecute the club’s programmes. Others like Ghana, Sierra Leon were also beneficiaries.
But while others used the money as specified that of Nigeria was diverted by the manager, Rufai who left with it to Nigeria since last year and has not returned.

There’s a 100 per cent chance that he will be jailed if he returned to Belgium without refunding the money. This case is still pending due to the illness he suffered last year.