One of the rare events is the visit of football legend Pele to Egypt, where he has set foot in the black jewel of the land of Kenana only twice, the first time when he was a player in the ranks of Santos, and played a friendly. against the Al-Ahly Club, and the latter when he arrived in 2014 in a world event under the foot of the pyramids.
And Brazilian football legend Pele expressed his happiness by celebrating his 82-year “good health”, despite his health problems in recent years.
Pele’s first visit to Egypt
Pele vs. Al-Ahly
Memories of Black Jewel’s first visit to Egypt were wonderful and cannot be erased from memory, and it was in 1972 when he visited him with his Brazilian Santos team to face Al-Ahly in a friendly, and in the match which ended with Pele’s team winning with five goals netting, scored two goals.
And Pele, ever since his feet landed at Cairo airport at that moment, has announced to reporters that he would score two goals, in a funny incident for the Brazilian legend, and in fact kept his promise to his team’s fans. .
Pele, Saleh Selim and a handsome captain
There is a funny story about the relationship she had with the Egyptian artist Zubeida Tharwat, when she accompanied her husband, Ihab Al-Ghazzawi, to the hotel where Pele was staying to welcome him, as her husband was also an athlete..
photo by Pele and Zubaida Sarwat
According to the late artist, Pele at that moment attracted everyone’s attention, with his great admiration for the Egyptian artist, as he continued to look her in the eyes to the point that Zubaida became embarrassed..
Pele tried to get out of this awkward situation by talking to her husband, saying, “Your wife has the most beautiful eyes I’ve ever seen.”
Pele’s second visit
Pelé visited Egypt for the second time in 2014 to hold an international conference in the pyramids area of Giza, and the event arrived in the Sound and Light area of the Sphinx, during which he distributed a set of t-shirts with his signature to fans.
Pele in Egypt
The sponsorship company, in agreement with Pelé, extended its visit to Cairo by three days instead of two, to attend one of the North African qualifying matches for the Special Olympics World Cup “Magda Moussa Cup”, which Egypt hosted from 14 to 19 February..
Pelé with Taher Abu Zeid and Khaled Abdel Aziz
The Brazilian star’s visit to Egypt came 41 years after the first visit, when the second season of the competition, which took place to discover young football talents in 200 youth centers, was opened under the auspices of the Ministry of Youth and Sports .
