{"id":1271943,"date":"2022-12-31T03:53:35","date_gmt":"2022-12-31T03:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/31\/akufo-addo-mourns-pele\/"},"modified":"2022-12-31T03:53:35","modified_gmt":"2022-12-31T03:53:35","slug":"akufo-addo-mourns-pele","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/31\/akufo-addo-mourns-pele\/","title":{"rendered":"Akufo-Addo mourns Pele"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pele-after-the-1970-World-Cup-Final-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"PELE\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brazil&#8217;s Pele is hoisted on shoulders of his teammates after Brazil won the ninth World Cup final against Italy, 4-1, in Mexico City&#8217;s Estadio Azteca, Mexico, on June 21, 1970.  Pele, who scored the opening goal of the game and assisted two, wins his third winner&#8217;s medal.  The World Cup victory is Brazil&#8217;s third win for the Jules Rimet Cup.  (AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>President Nana Akufo-Addo has joined the football fraternity and the rest of the world to mourn Brazilian football legend, Pele.<\/p>\n<p>President Akufo-Addo like many has eulogised Pele for his football skills which placed him on the world map.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to his Twitter page, the President said Pele\u2019s death has made the world sports poorer, adding his memory will forever be cherished. <\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>He stated there will be none like Pele as he extends condolences to his family, the Brazilian government, people and football lovers around the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May his (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pele?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Pele<\/a>) soul rest in perfect peace with the blessings of the Almighty. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0fiyYqY7lc\">pic.twitter.com\/0fiyYqY7lc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nana Akufo-Addo (@NAkufoAddo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NAkufoAddo\/status\/1608843676473782273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Arguably the greatest player ever, Pele died at the age of 82 on Thursday, December 29, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>He had been suffering from\u00a0kidney and prostate problems\u00a0in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>Pele had surgery to\u00a0remove a tumour from his colon in September 2021\u00a0at the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo, after the tumour was detected in routine tests.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Brazil football legend Pele dies aged 82<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pele\u2019s family gather at his hospital for Christmas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He was readmitted to the hospital in late November 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, he is credited with scoring a world record 1,281 goals in 1,363 appearances during a 21-year career, including 77 goals in 92 matches for his country.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"9MxXHIpgR-U\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Money Over Human Lives: DVLA requests unedited copy of documentary for review (30-12-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9MxXHIpgR-U?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brazil&#8217;s Pele is hoisted on shoulders of his teammates after Brazil won the ninth World Cup final against Italy, 4-1, in Mexico City&#8217;s Estadio Azteca, Mexico, on June 21, 1970. 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