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Pele In Nigeria (Videos, Pictures And Stories) by naptu2: 10:55am On Jan 02, 2023 |
Nigerian Football Association (NFA) Select XI 2-2 Santos FC | Lagos | Pele Played | January 1969 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHl2i-puBL4 26 Likes 3 Shares
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Re: Pele In Nigeria (Videos, Pictures And Stories) by naptu2: 10:55am On Jan 02, 2023 |
Ceasefire Legend: Did Pelé Truly "Pause" The Biafran War By Playing A Football Match In Nigeria? https://ng.opera.news/ng/en/sports/17b36e898fa091275a55a2d84659baf7 Picture: Governor Samuel Ogbemudia of the Mid-West State and Pele in 1969. You can see Chief Gabriel Igbinedion in the background. Former Super Falcons and Golden Eaglets coach, Godwin Izilien, played for the Mid-West 11 in this match. He told Brilla FM (this morning) that he was invited to be part of the Mid-West 11 and his chairman, Gabriel Igbinedion, was informed. He said that at half time, when they were losing 0-2, they decided that they must do something to stop the "shit". They noticed that Pele was the hub of the Santos team (all the passes went through him), so they decided that they had to detail someone to mark Pele. The problem was, who would do it? Someone suggested that the captain should do it, but he (Izilien) volunteered to do it. He said that he wasn't able to stop Pele, but he was able to reduce the frequency of Pele's passes and the Mid-West team were able to motivate themselves to score a goal. 12 Likes 2 Shares
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Re: Pele In Nigeria (Videos, Pictures And Stories) by naptu2: 10:56am On Jan 02, 2023 |
How Pele was caught up in a Nigerian coup Pepsi Cola sponsored Pele to take a tour of Nigeria in 1976. He was to play some exhibition matches and be the special guest at the opening of some football academies. There was also a major international tennis tournament taking place at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club at the same time. American superstar and world number 1 Arthur Ashe, was headlining the tournament and there were several American, Canadian and Australian players taking part. Unfortunately, the Dimka Coup, which led to the death of the head of state, General Murtala Muhammed, took place while all these were going on. Soldiers invaded the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, ordered everybody out and pushed Arthur Ashe off court. Pele had to take refuge at the house of the Brazilian Ambassador. Arthur Ashe and some tennis players left their hotel (when the American Government told them that it wasn't safe and they saw armed soldiers near the hotel) and moved to the house of the US Ambassador. Some other tennis players sheltered with an American family in Ikoyi. Things got a bit better on a Sunday and Arthur Ashe and some of the other tennis players were able to go to the house of the Brazilian Ambassador to have lunch with Pele. That's when the picture below was taken. The US Government made contact with the new Obasanjo Administration and brokered a deal for a special plane to take the tennis players out of Lagos. The airport had been closed and all flights stopped. The Government gave the American officials and tennis players a police escort to take them through the road blocks in Lagos. Pepsi asked the American Government if Pele could also be on the special flight, but it was too late to get permission from the Nigerian Government. The Brazilian Government then hatched a plan to get Pele out of Lagos. He was disguised as a pilot on a special Brazilian plane. I wrote about the 1976 Lagos Tennis Open and the experience of the tennis players (and about tennis in Nigeria in the 1970s and '80s) in this thread: Throwback: When Pele And Arthur Ashe Were Caught Up In A Nigerian Coup. Photo: Jeff Borowiak, Arthur Ashe, Pele and Tom Okker in Lagos. 17 Likes 3 Shares
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Re: Pele In Nigeria (Videos, Pictures And Stories) by naptu2: 10:58am On Jan 02, 2023 |
Pelé @Pele Once, I accidentally played for Fluminense! As a guest at a match in Nigeria, so many turned up to see me, the police made me play to keep the peace! // https://twitter.com/Pele/status/989501102092627968 12 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Pele In Nigeria (Videos, Pictures And Stories) by naptu2: 10:59am On Jan 02, 2023 |
Pele's 1978 tour was sponsored by a company and he was meant to be the special guest as Fluminense played against Racca Rovers in Kaduna, Shooting Stars in Ibadan and the Green Eagles in Lagos. As special guest, he was meant to take the kick off, but rumours spread that he was actually going to play in the match and this got fans in Kaduna excited. The police advised him to play for 45 minutes in order to keep the peace and he went on to also play in the other two matches. Here he is with Nigeria and Shooting Stars legends Felix Owolabi and Muda Lawal. 29 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Pele In Nigeria (Videos, Pictures And Stories) by naptu2: 12:48pm On Jan 02, 2023 |
Brazilian legend Pele caught the attention of European clubs in the 1950s. Inter Milan was interested in signing him, but there was a riot and the chairman of Santos convinced Angelo Morati to tear up the contract. Valencia planned to sign him after the 1958 World Cup, but Santos refused due to Pele's performance at the tournament. In 1961 the Brazilian Government made a law that declared that Pele was a national treasure and it banned him from being transferred abroad. Santos was a relatively small club (compared to Flamengo, Vasco da Gama, Sao Paulo and Fluminense), but they were constantly invited to play all over the world just because of Pele. They decided to fully milk this situation and make the most (financially) of it. Santos played against all the best clubs everywhere in the World. Their touring schedule got so hectic that they often dropped out of the Copa Libertadores (the South American version of the Champions League) in order to fulfil their tour commitments. Intercontinental Cup The Intercontinental Cup is the forerunner of the Club World Cup. It was played between the best team in South America (winners of the Copa Libertadores) and the best team in Europe (winners of the European Cup, later the Champions League). It was started when Pele was already a star. The 1962 Intercontinental Cup final was nicknamed Pele vs Eusebio. Eusebio was a Mozambican football god who played for Portugal. Eusebio won the Ballon d'Or, was the highest goal scorer in all European leagues and the highest goal scorer in the World Cup. The matches were played after Benfica had won their second consecutive European Cup and they were clearly the best team in Europe. Pele scored twice in the first leg at the Maracana Stadium in Rio as Santos beat Benfica 3-2. He scored a hat-trick in the second leg at the Stadium of Light in Lisbon as Santos beat Benfica (again) 2-5 to win the tie 8-4 on aggregate. Santos won the 1963 edition again. This time they beat AC Milan to become World Champions. Pele scored twice at the San Siro in Milan as Santos lost 4-2 (Giovanni Trapattoni scored for Milan). Santos won 4-2 at the Maracana and both teams were level, so they had to have a playoff and Santos won the playoff 1-0 to become back to back world champions. Friendlies. Santos was on a tour of Europe in 1959. They had beaten European teams all along the way. They had won 11 of 13 matches and had destroyed German and Dutch teams in their last 3 games. Then, in their last game, they played against the European champions, Real Madrid. The newspapers dubbed it a match between Pele (an 18 year old who had dazzled the world at the 1958 World Cup) and Alfredo di Stefano(who at 32 years old was considered the greatest player in European football). It was played at the Santiago Bernabeu. Pele scored the first goal in the 10th minute, but Real Madrid went on to win by 5 goals to 3 (Mateo scored a hat-trick and Ferenc Puskas also scored for Madrid). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6CAA9THKcI Santos played matches in Ghana, Sudan, Algeria and all across Africa, just because of Pele. Pele played against the best teams in Europe, Africa, Asia, North America and South America during his time. Santos was a small club, but it became a global club just because of Pele. 13 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Pele In Nigeria (Videos, Pictures And Stories) by naptu2: 1:09pm On Jan 02, 2023 |
Pele inventing the runaround Pele is streaking away (this one was part of the NTA's advert for Italia '90. It left me transfixed). He did it again on another occasion and scored, but that goal is not as beautiful as this miss. This miss was against Uruguay in the 1970 World Cup. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UzRsvCsC4c[/quote] 8 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Pele In Nigeria (Videos, Pictures And Stories) by naptu2: 1:14pm On Jan 02, 2023 |
This was fantastic teamwork. What I've always loved about it is that Pele knew that Jairzinho would be right there. There would have been a lot of calls for fouls and even cards if this happened today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZGRSyTaRko 11 Likes
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Re: Pele In Nigeria (Videos, Pictures And Stories) by naptu2: 1:22pm On Jan 02, 2023 |
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Re: Pele In Nigeria (Videos, Pictures And Stories) by naptu2: 1:25pm On Jan 02, 2023 |
Brazil v Rest of the World, 31 October 1990 Pele's 50th birthday match On 31st of October 1990 50 years old Pelé celebrated his birthday by playing against the greatest stars of his time — the opposition included Marco van Basten, Hristo Stoichkov, Enzo Francescoli, Gheorghe Hagi, Oscar Ruggeri, Rene Higuita and many more. Originally Diego Maradona himself was supposed to captain the World Stars XI, but unfortunately he had to miss the game due to an injury. Venue: San Siro, Milan Attendance: 20,000 Score: 2-1 to Rest of the World Michel and Hagi scored for the rest of the world and Jose Neto scored for Brazil. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D6j6b4kJbY 2 Likes
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Re: Pele In Nigeria (Videos, Pictures And Stories) by naptu2: 1:27pm On Jan 02, 2023 |
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Re: Pele In Nigeria (Videos, Pictures And Stories) by obi4eze(m): 2:57pm On Jan 02, 2023 |
Pele still remains the greatest footballer of all time. Anyone who has read about him and watched his clips will understand. The Brazilian league was arguably the best league in the world in his time and he scored remarkable goals and competed at the highest stage of club and international football, winning 3 world cups and various titles with Santos. France football went back in time and told us he would have won 8 ballon d'Or awards if they had been awarding it to footballers outside Europe. Pele was so good that the Brazilian government considered him a national treasure and banned him from playing in clubs outside Brazil. Pele was constantly fouled in world cup matches and there wasn't much caution by the referee as we have today. Pele was far ahead of the footballers of his time. Almost every move or dummy you see footballers do today, Pele did first. Adieu Pele. 33 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Pele In Nigeria (Videos, Pictures And Stories) by naptu2: 6:27pm On Jan 02, 2023 |
BLACK & WHITE STORIES | FAREWELL TO PELÉ https://www.juventus.com/en/news/articles/black-white-stories-farewell-to-pele 6 Likes
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Re: Pele In Nigeria (Videos, Pictures And Stories) by naptu2: 6:29pm On Jan 02, 2023 |
Pelé states that his most beautiful goal was scored at Rua Javari stadium on a Campeonato Paulista match against São Paulo rival Juventus on 2 August 1959. As there is no video footage of this match, Pelé asked that a computer animation be made of this specific goal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5FyEk-cFnM 8 Likes |
Re: Pele In Nigeria (Videos, Pictures And Stories) by Aboguede(m): 6:29pm On Jan 02, 2023 |
Rip to the god of football 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Pele In Nigeria (Videos, Pictures And Stories) by jamalnation(m): 6:29pm On Jan 02, 2023 |
King of football 3 Likes |
Re: Pele In Nigeria (Videos, Pictures And Stories) by yesloaded: 6:29pm On Jan 02, 2023 |
naptu2 no dey disappoint when it comes to olden days things 19 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Pele In Nigeria (Videos, Pictures And Stories) by WibusJaga: 6:29pm On Jan 02, 2023 |
. Indeed the Good Book says it all... "A Man's Gift Maketh Room for Him, and Bringeth him Before Great Men." 11 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Pele In Nigeria (Videos, Pictures And Stories) by Felabrity: 6:30pm On Jan 02, 2023 |
Rip legend 1 Like |
Re: Pele In Nigeria (Videos, Pictures And Stories) by Felabrity: 6:31pm On Jan 02, 2023 |
Pele was in Nigeria Ali Mohammed was in Nigeria 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Pele In Nigeria (Videos, Pictures And Stories) by Nobody: 6:31pm On Jan 02, 2023 |
Memories |
Re: Pele In Nigeria (Videos, Pictures And Stories) by mariahAngel(f): 6:33pm On Jan 02, 2023 |
Great man. |
Re: Pele In Nigeria (Videos, Pictures And Stories) by Lakside1955(m): 6:33pm On Jan 02, 2023 |
When Nigeria still good 1 Like |
Re: Pele In Nigeria (Videos, Pictures And Stories) by Atheistan: 6:34pm On Jan 02, 2023 |
Amazing |
Re: Pele In Nigeria (Videos, Pictures And Stories) by MimiSheWrote(f): 6:34pm On Jan 02, 2023 |
When the country was still on the right path! Modified: For those quoting me and citing civil war. Yep... The Nigerian Civil/Biafra war was obviously tragic and nothing to write home about. But that didn't change the fact that Nigeria as a country was still in a better place during that period. the Nigerian pounds and US dollar was still in a tight neck-to-neck race as at then. And the Nigerian passport was ranked among the most powerful passport of any 3rd world country... I have done my homework. My Grandfather was a business traveler back then, he told me that Visa/ticket fee was literally the only obstacle between Nigerians and Europe/North America back then. everything was smoother and easier for Nigerians. Unlike now! Our Young nation had so much potential.. that the whole world thought by now we would be up there with the rest of the global powers. But then, for whatever reason... Our aircraft nose dived all the way to the sea floor! and still down there rusting without any hope in sight. 9 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Pele In Nigeria (Videos, Pictures And Stories) by Houseofglam7(f): 6:34pm On Jan 02, 2023 |
Re: Pele In Nigeria (Videos, Pictures And Stories) by nogasimplicity: 6:34pm On Jan 02, 2023 |
What a legend 1 Like |
Re: Pele In Nigeria (Videos, Pictures And Stories) by mariahAngel(f): 6:35pm On Jan 02, 2023 |
Felabrity: The late queen Elizabeth was in Nigeria. The late pope John Paul was in Nigeria. 3 Likes |
Re: Pele In Nigeria (Videos, Pictures And Stories) by noble71(m): 6:35pm On Jan 02, 2023 |
The Real GOAT!!! Vote Peter Obi for President. Meanwhile sell your Pi to us at a good rate. 6 Likes |
Re: Pele In Nigeria (Videos, Pictures And Stories) by NgwaManEatyou1: 6:37pm On Jan 02, 2023 |
And then. |
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