The king of soccer , Brazil’s Edson Arantes de Nascimento , o Pele , once defended the Green Eagles of Nigeria , the Santos football Club eternal legend entertained 30 thousand Nígerians in 1976 playing for Nígeria against Fluminense football club of Brazil in Kaduna , Nígeria
Sincerely , who wouldn’t want Pelé to defend his favorite team, at least in a single match? The Green Eagles of Nigeria did it in Kaduna , Pele played for Nígeria against Brazil side
King Pele , after ending his professional football career, with the New York Cosmos, Pelé played some festive games and ended up fulfilling the dream of some fans. In this list is Nígeria
In April 1978, Pele went to Africa in the role of a poster boy for a brand of home appliances. In Kaduna (Nigeria), he played for the Nigerian national team for 35 minutes in a friendly against Fluminense, which was touring the country. Tricolor carioca won by 3 to 1.
Pele’s participation playing for the local team was not enough for the Nigerians. And the ace returned to the field on April 26. This time, to defend Fluminense in a match against Racca Rovers. But really, it wasn’t for the King of Football to play
Pele had been invited to kick off the match. However, radio stations and major newspapers in Nigeria tried to publicize that the Athlete of the Century would play. It was enough for no less than 30,000 fans to overcrowd the stadium.
The president of Fluminense, Silvio Vasconcellos, tried to contact the local authorities to clear up the misunderstanding, but it was too late. The police chief said that if Pele did not play, he would not be responsible for the consequences of the anger of the crowd present at the stadium. To avoid a tragedy, Pelé decided to play for Fluminense 45 minutes.
To the best of everything , this same Green Eagles of Nigeria , now Super Eagles of Nigeria won the African Cup of Nations in 1980 .
