“Nene” the babe most prolific
Unheard of till 1970
Then ten strikes in two world cups
Made Copa Mundial history
Not until Miroslav Klose
Had such a feat been achieved
Gazelles’s grace and rapping shot
With utmost close control he weaved
South America’s footballer of the year
Tickertaper hurrah in 72
Latin American champ of 75
With the ball firmly stuck to his shoe
A beautiful brace in the semi
Smash and grab with the till
Grand theft met Italian job
To knock off the boys from Brazil
From Alianza Lima to Basel
Porto too fell along the trail
Florida sharks and the Miami sun
And George Best at Fort Lauderdale
Splendid hat trick in 7 minutes
Los Angeles Aztecs the sorry victims
Sombre swansong at Espana 82
As Peru’s orchestra dedicated hymns
Number7
© Emdad Rahman
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