<h4>Cape Verde Honours Pele</h4>
<p><strong><a href="https://openlife.ng/">OpenLife Nigeria</a></strong> reports that Cape Verde&#8217;s Prime Minister Dr Ulisses Correira e Silva has announced that the country&#8217;s national stadium in Praia will be named after world football icon Pele.<br />
The 15,000 seater &#8220;Estadio Nacional de Cabo Verde&#8221;, erected in 2010 and opened in 2014 has been the home base of the &#8220;Blue Sharks&#8221; as Cape Verde&#8217;s national team is referred to.<br />
In statement published on social media Facebook, Cape Verde&#8217;s premier stressed that the decision is a spinoff of the historical ties that his country shares with Brazil.<br />
&#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.&#8221; the statement read.<br />
&#8220;And with the physical disappearance of <a href="https://openlife.ng/">Edson Arantes de Nascimento, King Pelé,</a> born a Brazilian citizen, 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;</p>
<p>&#8220;Pelé 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;<br />
&#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;Pelé Stadium&#8221;, in an initiative that, I believe, will be followed by several countries around the world.&#8221;<br />
<a href="https://punchng.com/">FIFA&#8217;s president Gianni Infantino</a> on monday urged member associations to rename a football facility in their respective countries after Pele who till date is the only player to have won three world cups.<br />
The world&#8217;s football governing body has also renamed the football pitch in its headquarters &#8220;Estadio Pele- FIFA Zurich&#8221;.<br />
Cape Verde&#8217;s prime minister is hopeful that several other countries will emulate their action.<br />
&#8220;We have already communicated our intention to FIFA, because it was that institution that launched the challenge and we hope to be able to perform this symbolic act soon.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Source: FIFA</strong></p>
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