Captain Traoré Leads Burkina Faso Presidency to 8-2 Victory in Star-Studded Match
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - 26 March, 2025 - A friendly match at the Presidency of Faso to demonstrate the firm support of the former glory of African football to the people of Burkinabe
It's a constellation of African football stars present this morning's sports. Jay Jay Okocha from Nigeria, Emmanuel ADEBAYOR and Mani SAPOL from Togo, Stéphane M’BIA from Cameroon, Souleymane DIAWARA and Mamadou NIANG from Senegal, Mohamed KABORE, Prejuce NACOULMA, Mohamed KOFFI, Moumouni DAGANO, not forgetting the iconic captain of the Stallions Charles KABORE, Ambassador for sport.
Facing these former glory of football, a team no less capable, the President of Faso, Captain Ibrahim TRAORÉ and his close collaborators.
The explanation will be done in 2 times 40 minutes. We are watching a fun match with initiatives on both sides. Some ex-professionals like OKOCHA, NIANG, NACOULMA and ADEBAYOR reflect and fuel the course of the game.
But from the 11th minute, the Faso Presidency team announces the colors by opening the score by Commander Basile ZONGO. Then in the 15th minute, Captain Ibrahim TRAORÉ takes responsibility with a cross-kick. The goalkeeper Mohamed Kabore is powerless.
Besides, he is not at the end of his time, because the Head of State returns to charge at the 22nd minute and again at the 47th minute. It turns to the correctional despite the jumps of pride of the former glories at the 17th minute by Mamadou NIANG and the incredible Moumouni DAGANO at the 55th minute. Final score 8 goals to 2 for the team of the Presidency of Faso with a treble from Captain TRAORÉ himself.
Beyond exercise, this is the message that matters most
The presence of these world-class personalities in Burkina Faso drives according to the President of Faso, Captain Ibrahim TRAORÉ, several messages. "You have come to encourage us as a resilient people and we as leaders too who have the heavy task of leading this war (... ), a message to persevere on our route so that it will be an example for all of Africa," emphasizes the Head of State.
"It is also a message to all Africans and the rest of the world that what we are doing is well perceived and that Burkina is well accessible," says the President of Faso, who considers this sporting exercise to be a message of unity that these celebrities have come bring, in order to meet the challenge of African unity.
For organizers Charles DOUALIO, Charles KABORE and Emmanuel ADEBAYOR, it is the satisfaction of a successful bet, a distant project, a long-cherished dream that finally sees the day.
Source: Communications Directorate, Burkina Faso
