President Muhammadu Buhari has joined other world leaders to mourn the passage of legendary Brazilian footballer, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pele who died on Thursday.
Unarguably the greatest footballer of all time, Pele died after suffering a wrenchful bout of cancer. He won three World and scored over 1,281 goals, becoming the original football icon in a long career for which he was named the “Player of the Century” in the year 2000.
In a tribute to the football legend on behalf of all Nigerians, President Buhari said, “May he rest in peace. He led a good life and made a huge contribution to the development of global football in particular and world sport in general.
“He had an enormous generosity of spirit and humility despite his greatness as a footballer and sportsman.
“He also built bridges across nations, races and even religions. He was a UN Ambassador of goodwill. Pele is gone but the world will never forget him. RIP”
