The West African state of Guinea-Bissau has renamed a sports activities stadium in its second metropolis Bafata “Pele Stadium” in honour of the late Brazilian soccer legend, the federal government introduced on Friday. The resolution was made at a cupboard assembly after observing a minute’s silence in reminiscence of Pele, who died on December 29 at age 82, the federal government stated in an announcement. The regional stadium has a capability of about 15,000 seats. Bafata is positioned about 150 kilometres (90 miles) east of the capital Bissau.

On Wednesday, Cape Verde’s prime minister introduced that the stadium in its capital metropolis, Praia, would even be renamed the “Pele Stadium”.

The two African nations made the title adjustments in response to a name by FIFA president Gianni Infantino for every member nation of the world soccer affiliation to call certainly one of its stadiums after the star participant.

Following Pele’s dying, 1000’s of followers and soccer dignitaries gathered on the stadium of the Brazilian membership Santos, the place he had performed from 1956 to 1974, to pay their respects.

Pele’s closing resting place was a 200-square-metre (2,150-square-feet) mausoleum in Santos’ vertical cemetery, the place an enormous crowd of followers paid tribute to him.

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