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Sports News of Wednesday, 23 February 2022

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

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Three Ghanaian football legends were among a team of African football legends who played a ceremonial match for the opening of the Abdoulaye Wade Stadium in Senegal.

Former Black Stars players Asamoah Gyan, Tony Baffoe and Sammy Kuffour were part of a collection of African football legend who graced the event.

A 30-minute ceremonial played to unveil the new stadium saw An African legends team playing a Senegelese legend team.

Neither side won the match as it ended 1-1 with Khalilou Fadiga scoring for the Senegalese whiles Nigerian icon Austin Jay Jay Okocha did same for the African legends.

Among the highly-powered delegation that saw the game at the 50,000-seater stadium were the Presidents of CAF and FIFA.

In a post-match statement shared via his social media handles, Asamoah Gyan said indicated his excitement with meeting the continent’s most celebrated footballers.

Watch highlights of the game below