African Football Legend Samuel Eto'o Names His Greatest Ghanaian Player

• Former Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o has revealed that Abedi Pele is his favourite Ghanaian footballer
• Samuel Eto'o is in Ghana to work as Qatar Legacy Ambassador ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup later this year
• Abedi Pele won the African Player of the Year three times in the early nineties and was a member of the Black Stars team that won Ghana's last AFCON

Samuel Eto'o has revealed his greatest admiration for legendary Ghanaian footballer Abedi Pele.

The former Barcelona forward, who is in Accra for ambassadorial works, disclosed that Abedi Pele is his favourite player from Ghana.

The former Cameroon striker admits he likes a lot of African players but Abedi Pele tops his list of Ghanaian footballers.

“Abedi Pele, one of the best ever," Eto'o said on TV3 when asked about Ghanaian players.

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Eto'o gave a long list of African footballers he admires including current players such as Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah.

His list also includes Liberia President George Weah and former Nigeria star Austin Jay Jay Okocha.

Abedi Pele is revered on the continent for his exploits in the late eighties and the early nineties, where he won the African Player of the Year three times on a row.

In France, he remains one of the greatest African footballers to play in Ligue 1, helping Marseille win the 1993 UEFA Champions League.

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Africa will be represented by Cameroon, Ghana, Morocco, Tunisia and Senegal at the tournament in November and December.

The continent's best performance at the World Cup was when Cameroon, Senegal and Ghana reached the quarter finals in 1990, 2002 and 2010 respectively.

Samuel Eto'o receives heroic welcome to Ghana

Legendary African footballer, Samuel Eto'o, has arrived in Ghana to work on his role as ambassador for the 2022 World Cup.

The former Barcelona forward touched down on Thursday with his entourage ahead of his meetings with stakeholders of football in Ghana.

In a video posted on social media, the FECAFOOT president was given a warm reception as fans sang and chant his name.