Former Ghana international Laryea Kingston has picked countryman Abedi Ayew ‘Pele’ as the greatest African to have ever played the beautiful game.
Abedi indeed has an illustrious career as he won the Africa Cup of Nations with Ghana in 1982 and the Uefa Champions League with French side Olympique Marseille in 1992-1993.
At individual level, he claimed the Africa Footballer of the Year award on three occasions, one of his many personal honours.
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“I would say Abedi Pele is the greatest African footballer of all-time because a lot of Africans still believe in him," Laryea, who played for Ghana at the 2006 and 2008 Afcon tournaments, told Goal.