2. He was one of the best footballers during his time and is still regarded as … Nevertheless, in countries such as Nigeria and South Africa, football fans still wear T-shirts bearing his name. Abedi Ayew (/ ə ˈ b eɪ d i ə ˈ j uː / ə-BAY-dee ə-YOO; born 5 November 1964), known professionally as Abedi Pele, is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and who served as captain of the Ghana national team.He is regarded as one of the greatest African footballers of all time.

Ayew: Other Names: Abedi "Pele" Date of Birth: 0000-00-00: Place of Birth: Abedi Pele is one of the great pioneers of African football in Europe. Abedi Pelé is a member of FIFA’s Football Committee.
That explains why the South African FA made him a Spokesperson for their 2006 World Cup bid. Abedi Ayew, mais conhecido como Abedi Pelé (Acra, 5 de Novembro de 1964), é um ex-futebolista ganês.Abedi é considerado por muitos como o melhor jogador da história de Gana, mas não é o maior artilheiro da história da seleção, pois foi ultrapassado por Asamoah Gyan.. É pai dos também jogadores Abdul Rahim Ayew, André Ayew e Jordan Ayew

He returned to Ghana and after both Kotoko and Hearts failed to signed him he joined Dragons of Benin for a short spell. In appreciation of Abedi's devout services to the country, the Ghanaian government awarded him the country's highest honour, the Order of the Volta (civil division).

Abedi Ayew, popularly known as Abedi Pele is a Ghanaian retired footballer who played for most part of his career as an attacking midfielder and captain of the Black Stars. Copyright © 1994 - 2020 GhanaWeb. He was in June 2001 nominated by the present government of Ghana to serve as the next Chairman of the FA, an opportunity he later gave up for a more experienced former coach of Ghana for which in his own words said that this was to be an opportunity to learn from his superiors.

Tag: Abedi Ayew Pele. He was very instrumental in Olympic Marseilles winning the European Club Championship trophy in 1993, the first time a French team won it. When playing in Europe, Ayew helped his European clubs bag a number of cups, trophies, as well as titles. With that being said, you might be surprised to know that there have been some pretty impressive players to … Legend Abedi Ayew Pele! He later joined Lyon, then Torino before finishing his European sojourn with 1860 Munich.

He has since become one of the continent’s most respected and important ambassadors.

He left to start his career in France with Chamois Noirt, then Montpellier, then Lille before he moved to Olympique Marsielle.


Abedi Ayew (/æ?be?d?/ /æ?jju?/ a-BAYDI a-YOU), known professionally as Abedi Pele, is a retired Ghanaian footballer who served as captain of the Ghana national team.

Pele has the singular honour of participating in more FIFA organized charity matches than any African player. He helped lead the French Ligue 1 side, Olympique de Marseilles to its first ever European championship in 1993 after scoring winning goals.

Abedi Pele was recently embroiled in a serious alleged Second Division Promotion Play-off bribery scandal† In 1994, Zambian footballers were posthumous winners after their Abedi Pele was born in Ghana on Thursday, November 5, 1964 (Baby Boomers Generation). 1992, when they reached the finals, he was suspended because of two yellow cards and had to watch his team losing on penalties. He was a fixture in the African Championships of the 1980s and 90s with Ghana, though the Black Stars never managed to reach the FIFA World Cup. The name Abedi Pele is synonymous with cup winning. As an attacking midfielder, Abedi became as famous for his sublime dribbling skills as he did for his knack for scoring spectacular and often very important goals. In fact, Abedi is indeed a goodwill soccer ambassador of Africa. He made his first appearance at the 13th Nations Cup Finals in Libya in 1982 and for the next 16 years (ending at the 21st Finals in Burkina) continued to grace the most prestigious football fiesta on the continent, first as a member of Ghana's squad rising to become captain in 1990, as captain. The squad sparked off memories of great footballing moments at club and international levelIn June 2001 he was nominated by the present government of Ghana to serve as the next Chairman of the FA, an opportunity he later gave up for a more experienced former coach of Ghana for which in his own words said that this was to be an opportunity to learn from his superiors.

Abédi Pelé is the father of Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).

5 Ghanaian Footballers Who Have Won The UEFA Champions League. Abedi's brilliant exploits on the field took him to France, Italy, Germany and the Middle East, where he attracted millions of fans. Abedi holds the CAF Cup as the player who has been at the Nations Cup Finals more than any other on the continent, beating even the legendary Roger Milla of Cameroon to the record. Abedi Pele left Ghana after the `82 African Cup to Qatar.

He had a short spell with F.C.

Abédi Pelé is the father of Ibrahim Ayew .