Cape Verde became the first country responding to the call made by FIFA
chief Gianni Infantino to name a stadium after Pele.
Following Pele’s death in December, Infantino paid tribute to the
three-time World Cup winner at his memorial service in Brazil and proposed
at the memorial service that each nation should name one stadium after Pele.Pele stadium, the Cape Verde Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva
confirmed their Estadio Nacional de Cabo Verde.
chief Gianni Infantino to name a stadium after Pele.
Following Pele’s death in December, Infantino paid tribute to the
three-time World Cup winner at his memorial service in Brazil and proposed
at the memorial service that each nation should name one stadium after Pele.Pele stadium, the Cape Verde Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva
confirmed their Estadio Nacional de Cabo Verde.
