{"id":30746,"date":"2023-01-07T12:11:31","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T12:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/uncategorized\/pele-immortalized-aouar-dumps-france-for-algeria"},"modified":"2023-01-07T12:59:58","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T12:59:58","slug":"pele-immortalized-aouar-dumps-france-for-algeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/pele-immortalized-aouar-dumps-france-for-algeria","title":{"rendered":"Pele immortalized, Aouar dumps France for Algeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sA1juZWyOrE<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pele immortalized, Aouar dumps France for Algeria\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sA1juZWyOrE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>In a bid to cement Pele&#8217;s legendary status, Brazil&#8217;s city of Rio di Janeiro has renamed a road outside the Maracana stadium &#8216;King Pele Avenue&#8217;.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In Africa, Cape Verde has become the first country to respond to FIFA boss Gianno Infantino&#8217;s call to name stadiums after Pele.<\/p>\n<p>The country prime minister announced Thursday that 15,000-seater Estadio Nacional de Cabo Verde, located just outside the capital Praia, will become the Pele Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As a tribute and recognition to this figure that makes us all great, I manifest the intention of naming our national stadium as &#8220;Pele Stadium&#8221;, in an initiative that, I believe, will be followed by several countries around the world,&#8221; Ulisses Correira e Silva wrote on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With the physical disappearance of Edson Arantes de Nascimento, King Pele, who soon became a planetary figure, an icon of the masses showing that sport has the power to unite the world, it is now our wish to pay tribute to him,&#8221; added Mr Silva in a statement that stressed the importance of Pele to Portuguese-speaking countries like Cape Verde.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Cape Verde and Brazil have a history and culture that go hand in hand, considering they are two sister countries, linked by language and very similar identities.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Pele was and always will be a reference in Brazil, in our Portuguese-speaking countries and in the rest of the world, being an idol that links several generations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>Algeria<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Olympic Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar has switched allegiances, dumping France to play for Algeria.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement was made by the head of Algeria&#8217;s football federation.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old made his France debut against Ukraine at the Stade de France, picking up two assists on his first and only start.<\/p>\n<p>But he failed to make Deschamps\u2019 France squads for Euro 2020 and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p><b>Saudi Arabia<\/b><\/p>\n<p>As the world waits for Christiano Ronaldo&#8217;s Al Nassr debut, Former Man United and Nigerian international Odion Ighalo continues to shine in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>Ighalo scored as Al Hilal held on for a 1-0 victory over Al Ittihad to take his season&#8217;s tally to eight.<\/p>\n<p>He is one strike behind Al-Nassr&#8217;s Brazilian forward Anderson Talisca for the top scorer of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Ighalo finished last season as the top scorer in Saudi Arabia contributing 24 goals for Al-Shabab and later Al-Hilal combined.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\">Ghana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sA1juZWyOrE In a bid to cement Pele&#8217;s legendary status, Brazil&#8217;s city of Rio di Janeiro has renamed a road outside the Maracana stadium &#8216;King Pele Avenue&#8217;. 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