Pele had Ghana in mind when he predicted African team will win World Cup – Akufo Addo

He claims that Pele, a legendary footballer from Brazil, meant Ghana when he said that an African side will win the World Cup someday.

Pele famously predicted that an African country will win the World Cup before the year 2000, which is now more than three decades away.

Only three African teams—Ghana, Cameroon, and Senegal—have ever advanced to the semifinals, therefore no country on the continent has ever accomplished this.

“A long time ago, the greatest footballer that has ever lived, the Brazilian, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pele, said that very soon an African country is going to win the World Cup and I know that, when he said that, he had in mind Ghana,” Akufo-Addo said when he signed the national flag to rally support for the Black Stars as they head to Qatar.

In addition, Akufo Addo said he had faith in the Black Stars’ coaches and players to achieve well in the event.

“All of us know what football means to us in this country and what a very rich history we have in football.

“History that goes right back to the 50s, and 60s and 70s, 80s and 90s, right up till today; and I’m very confident that the players that have been selected, right up to the excellent technical team that we have under the leadership of Otto Addo, that we are going to give a very good account of ourselves,” he added.