Ouagadougou: The team of the Presidency of Faso, in a gala return match, beat, on June 29, a selection of national and international professional footballers from our country, by a score of 3 goals to 2, including a double from the Head of the State, Captain Ibrahim TRAORE.This gala match was played in two thirty-minute rounds. The observation time between the two teams lasted only a quarter of an hour. In the 16th minute, the captain of the selection of the Presidency of Faso, the Head of State, opened the scoring with a penalty.Stung in their self-esteem, the Stallions, through Préjuce Nacoulma, set the record straight in the 19th minute. A joy which will be short-lived since in the 22nd minute, the Presidency of Faso scores the second through Oussoufo Eugène YIGO. The Burkinabè nationals and internationals will try everything for everything, and obtain the equalizer thanks to the same Préjuce Nacoulma in the 26th minute. The score will remain unchanged until half-time.Upon resumption, the Faso Presid ency team made some changes with several offensive actions that made the opponent doubt. In the 44th minute, President Faso, on a perfect counterattack, scored the 3rd goal. It was therefore on this final score of 3 goals to 2 in favor of the Presidency of Faso that the referee whistled the end of the match.This match was an opportunity for the President of Faso to invite the footballing Stallions in all their diversity, to unity, cohesion, solidarity, and above all to initiate innovative projects for real schools which will germinate young talents as part of the next generation.Captain Ibrahim TRAORE therefore asked the players to silence their differences, to always think of the best interests of the Nation and to prepare a good succession while reaching out to the younger generation. 'I always like to take the example of the mouth where we have teeth and tongue. When eating you can bite your tongue, but that doesn't mean you will remove your tongue from your mouth. (…) We cannot be together without hav ing some difficulties. That's life. All of us, as many as we are, surpass everything for the interest of the Fatherland,' he indicated. The Head of State, who says he is counting on the 'elders' to be able to 'create football for us in Burkina', invited them to especially focus on the youngest.The President of Faso has also made a commitment to support any initiative aimed at promoting the next generation. 'You sow the seeds of cohesion in the nooks and crannies of the country when you play. I am proud of you. Go everywhere, look for the seed, come and sow. We will support you,' he insisted.The Stallions, through the voices of Charles KABORE and Moumouni DAGANO, expressed their gratitude to the Head of State for his marked interest in football and sport in general. They praised the initiative which allowed them to get closer to the first supporter of the Stallions.As a reminder, in the first leg, played in 2023, the team of the Presidency of Faso won by 3 goals to 1, with a double from the President of Faso, Captain Ibrahim TRAORE.Source: Burkina Information Agency