In a charity game, Burkina Faso president teams up with Super Eagles legend Jay-Jay Okocha, Emmanuel Adebayor.
There was a spectacular assembly of African football icons took to the field in Burkina Faso.
Captain of the Etalons, Charles Kaboré, participated in this incredible occasion along with football icons like Senegal's Souleymane Diawara and Mamadou Niang, Togo's Emmanuel Adebayor and Mani Sapol, Nigeria's Jay Jay Okocha, and Stéphane M'Bia.
Burkina Faso president scores hattrick in charity game
Captain Ibrahim Traoré, the President of Faso, and his closest associates led the opposition team which featured a fun display of skill.
Former players like Okocha, Niang, Nacoulma, and Adebayor showed off their ageless talents.
Commander Basile Zongo's goal put the President's team up in the eleventh minute, Ibrahim Traoré came up with a strong cross-shot four minutes later.
This was not another charity game for Okocha and Adebayor following their retirement from the sport.
Despite heroic efforts from Mamadou Niang at the 17th minute and the tireless Moumouni Dagano at the 55th, Traoré was not done yet; he scored goals at the 22nd and 47th minutes.
The Presidential squad emerged victorious with a commanding 8-2 victory, including a hat-trick by the captain.
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