Tag Archives: ABEDI

VIDEO: Meet Herbert Adika – The man who discovered Abedi Pele in 1975

Former Black Stars skipper and African football great, Abedi Ayew Pele, would not have been who he became but for one man. The man is Herbert Adika. He was the man who spotted and nurtured Pele’s talent at the juvinille level decades ago. Abedi played for Mr Adika’s side, Great …

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Watch how Abedi Pele destroyed Nigeria in 1992 AFCON semi-final

Abedi Pele’s performance for the Black Stars in the 1992 Africa Cup of Nations semi-final against Nigeria is regarded as one of his best performances in the national colours. The 1992 tournament was all about Abedi Pele, and he duly emerged as the best player at the end of the …

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No Abedi Pele, Asamoah Gyan as Mohammed Polo reveals his all-time Best Ghana XI

Ghana and Hearts of Oak legend Mohammed Polo has revealed his all-time Best XI, which excludes legendary footballers Abedi Pele and Asamoah Gyan. Polo left out Pele, who won African Best Award three times, and Gyan, Ghana’s all-time top scorer with 51 goals. Instead, the former Marseille star was named to the …

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Jordan Ayew equals Abedi Pele’s Black Stars record

Black Stars forward, Jordan Ayew has equaled his father, Abedi Ayew Pele’s goal record for the Ghana national team. Jordan was on target in Ghana’s 4-1 humbling by Japan in the ongoing Kirin Cup. The goal was his 19th strike for the Black Stars, putting him level with his father who scored …

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The story of the French businessman who sold fake HIV story about Abedi Pele

Abedi Ayew Pele is famed for his incredible feat at French side Olympique Marseille. The African football icon won multiple league titles with Marseille in 1991 and 1992. Abedi Pele also won the UEFA Champions League in 1993 and according to experts, Abedi’s performance in that year is one of the …

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1992 book on Abedi Pele not an autobiography – Jerome Otchere

The back and forth on which Ghanaian player was or is the first to publish an autobiography continues with the Asamoah Gyan and Abedi Pele camps sharply divided. According to journalist and former Kotoko Express editor, Jerome Otchere, the recent launch of ‘LeGYANdary’ – a book by former Black Stars …

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Asamoah Gyan’s manager ‘fights’ Abedi Pele’s spokesperson over autobiography

The battle over who was the first Ghanaian to release his autobiography has caught Asamoah Gyan’s manager Sammy Anim Addo and the spokesperson of the Ayew Family, FiiFi Tackie in some verbal exchange on social media. FiiFi Tackie, the spokesperson of the Ayew family on Tuesday, April 3, 2022 made a …

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VIDEO&PHOTOS: Meet Imani Ayew, the only child of Abedi Pele who does not play football

Having dully paid his dues to the world football, Abedi Ayew nicknamed after the great Brazilian footballer Pele is often regarded as the greatest Ghanaian and African player of all time. The Ghanaian legend won everything there was to win from the African Cup of Nations with the Black Stars in 1982, …

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We don’t know any ‘Andrew Abedi Ayew’ – Ayew family

Spokesperson for the Ayew family, Fiifi Tackie, has said that Parliament’s invitation letter to Black Stars captain, Andre Ayew to appear before an investigative committee is wrongly addressed. Tackie confirmed to GhanaWeb that the neither the player nor the family has received any letter from Parliament requesting the Black Stars captain to answer to …

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Abedi Pele reveals why education is important to footballers

Ghanaian football legend, Abedi Pele Ayew has revealed that education is very important in football. According to the football maestro, players today must be ready to learn new languages and have the ability to read to ensure that they understand what goes on in the locker room. Speaking in an interview …

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