It bears repeating that he is a remarkable man and achieved remarkable feats in the world of soccer. And he also became the first African footballer to win the Ballon d’Or award in 1995. He founded his own political party, Congress for Democratic Change. His decision to form his own political party was to properly arm himself to take on those who believed they owned the turf. They too can parley their success and popularity into political power at whatever level their hands can reach.

Source: The Guardian January 05, 2018 02:48 UTC