Former Super Eagles defender, Taribo West, has said he will never advise his son to play for Nigeria because of the way the family of his former teammate, Peter Rufai, was treated.

In an interview with the press, a visibly distraught West stated that he shed tears at the passing of Rufai, lamenting the way Nigeria treats its heroes.

"For me, it is disheartening that you have Lagos State, you have Nigeria Football Association... they dropped the buck on the family. I felt in my spirit that there is nothing to put your life for. That's why I said I have to shift back so I will not implode. It's griefing," West said.

"My mother passed on, I never shed tears. My father passed on in my hands, I never shed tears. But when Rufai passed on, I had goose pimples on my body. And every individual I was speaking to... there were tears rolling down my cheeks. What kind of nation is this?"

He went on to reveal that other Super Eagles legends also suffered the same fate as Rufai.

"With this kind of example they have shown in Shofoluwe, in Stephen Keshi of blessed memory, Thompson Oliha, Rashidi Yekini, I will never advise even my son to put his feet for this country.

"Do we have a football federation or do we have a football association in this Lagos State that this hero, this soldier, this football evangelist had to be treated this way and his family?

"Could you imagine that his family cried just to solicit money within our group. Please, let me go, I don't want to pour my heart away," he said.

ASA