Rufai who was at the Onikan Stadium when the Flaming Flamingoes hammered perennial rivals, Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan 2-0 in a Nigeria National League (NNL) Division B game said the team he played for between 1980 and 1984 need time to regain their lost glory.
"Really, I'm overwhelmed to see the team that propelled me to limelight back to Nigerian football action after years of absence. The return of Stores will in no small way bring back glamour to local football not only in Lagos State but in Nigeria at large.
"I believe this team will get better with time though I am happy with their performance against 3SC. In fact, I am excited by the fact that Stores are back for good," said Rufai who played for Stores in the final of the then African Cup Winners Cup in 1981 against Union Douala of Cameroon.
The hero of two World Cup finals, USA '94 and France '98 however, warned that much should not be
expected from the Super Stores saying that "what matters most now is how fund could be injected into the team to make it financially okay".
Meanwhile, Stores after the midweek victory tasted their first defeat of the season as they lost 0-4 to city rivals, Mountain of Fire Miracles, MFM FC this afternoon in a week four game at the Agege Stadium.
Stores were down by 0-3 in the first half before they conceded one more goal in the second half.
The Flaming Flamingoes last featured in the Nigerian league in 2004 and the continental championship in 1993 when they lost to Zamalek of Egypt in the semi-final of the CAF Champions League.
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Caption: Peter Rufai, one of the Stationery Stores FC legends.
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Results: Nigeria National League
Teap, Abuja 0 FRSC 0
Plateau Utd 1 Niger Tornadoes 0
Sokoto United 3 DSS FC Kaduna 0
Kwara United 1 Mighty Jets 0
MFM, Lagos 4 Stores 0
Gateway 1 Bendel Insurance 0
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