Video of Three Time African Footballer of the Year Tearing Apart AC Milan Defence Drops

Video of Three Time African Footballer of the Year Tearing Apart AC Milan Defence Drops

Lukman Mumuni
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:00 PM
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  • A video of Abedi Pele's dazzling display for Olympique Marseille against AC Milan during the 1993 UEFA Champions League has popped up
  • The three time Africa Footballer of the Year was in blistering form helping Marseille to the UEFA Champions League triumph
  • Abedi Pele spent six years at Olympique Marseille, winning several titles including the UEFA Champions League

A rare video of Ghana's Abedi Pele putting up a scintillating show for Olympique Marseille in the final of the 1993 UEFA Champions League against AC Milan has been spotted.

The 1982 Africa Cup of Nations winner, starred and provided the assist to the only goal as Marseille defeated AC Milan.

The video posted on Twitter, gives glimpse of the quality and confidence the former Black Stars captain exudes.

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Abedi Pele tears apart AC Milan defence in UEFA Champions League final. Credit: Getty Images
Source: Twitter

Abedi Pele is revered in France for the six years he spent in Marseille, winning several titles including multiple league titles.

The 57-year-old is also celebrated as Ghana greatest ever football, having won AFCON in 1982, the last success on the continent by the West Africans.

Ace journalist Kwabena Yeboah reveals Abedi Pele never failed

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that President of the Sports Writers Association of Ghana, Kwabena Yeboah, says he has never seen legend Abedi Pele have a bad game in his career.

The three times African Footballer of the Year is widely regarded as the greatest Ghanaian footballer of all times, after winning the Nations Cup in 1982 and sending Ghana to the final in 1992.

In an interview on Starr FM with Nana Aba Anamoah, on the Starr Chat show, the Sports Highlight presenter extoled Pele and says the only player better than him was Mohammed Polo.

Abedi Pele confirmed FIFA 22 icon

Three times African Footballer of the Year, Abedi Ayew Pele is the latest former footballer to be included in the EA Sports FIFA 22 heroes.

The iconic Ghanaian footballer joins a list that includes Ivorian super star Dedier Drogba, compatriot Michael Essien and former Nigeria captain Jay Jay Okocha.

In the new squad outdoored by EA Sports and sighted by YEN.com.gh, the Ghanaian together with Spanish forward Fernando Morientes had the best rating of 89.

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Lukman Mumuni
Lukman Abdul Mumin is a Sports Journalist based in Accra, Ghana. He has been writing for the past five years. Lukman joined Sports Brief as an Editor for the Local Desk in 2022.
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