French captain and Ghanaian-born Marcel Desailly with Abedi Pele in the cloakroom of the Accra sports stadium. This was after the tournament of Black Stars in Africa, Accra, summer 1999. Desailly made a tour organized by Black Stars (in particular Roger Milla, Joseph-Antoine Bell, Abedi, George Weah...) to present the World Cup to the Africans. Desailly was the first player of African decent to become a champion of the world.