{"id":44833,"date":"2023-03-16T18:06:30","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T18:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/16\/fifa-unveils-first-pele-stadium-in-rwanda\/"},"modified":"2023-03-16T18:06:30","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T18:06:30","slug":"fifa-unveils-first-pele-stadium-in-rwanda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/16\/fifa-unveils-first-pele-stadium-in-rwanda\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA\u00a0unveils first &#8216;Pele&#8217; Stadium in Rwanda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"457\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/stade_4-3-696x457.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"stade_4-3\"\/><\/div>\n<p>FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Wednesday unveiled Kigali Pele Stadium, in honour of the Brazilian football legend who died in December last year.<\/p>\n<p>The multi-sports ground, initially known as Kigali Regional Stadium, holds 22,000 people.<\/p>\n<p>The inauguration of the stadium, which happened on the sidelines of the 73rd Fifa Congress in Kigali, was presided over by President Paul Kagame.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>President Kagame thanked Mr Infantino for giving the country an opportunity to honour Mr Pele by naming the stadium in his name, according to\u00a0The News Times.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Infantino said the move was the best way to keep Mr Pele\u2019s football memories.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPele left us but he is always with us,\u201d Mr Infantino said.<\/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=\"Dl5zA9ztaQg\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Barca Unveil New Kit For Classico - Premtobre Sports(16-03-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Dl5zA9ztaQg?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Wednesday unveiled Kigali Pele Stadium, in honour of the Brazilian football legend who died in December last year. 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