Video of Sensational Goal Scored by Khalilou Fadiga at New Senegal Stadium Drops

• Former Senegal forward Khalilou Fadiga is the first footballer to score at the newly-built stadium in Diamniadio
• Fadiga opened the scoring in an inaugural encounter between Senegal football heroes and African football legends
• The ultra-modern edifice was unveiled by President of the country Macky Sall on Tuesday in the city of Diamniadio

Khalilou Fadiga still has that powerful strikes that characterized his playing career after unleashing a belter in the inaugural game between Senegal football heroes and African football legends.

The former Coventry City player scored the first-ever goal at the new Senegal stadium in Diamniadio on Tuesday, February 22, 2022.

In a video posted on Twitter, spotted by Sports Brief, the left-footed player took on Cameroonian legend Geremi Njitap before firing from almost 30 years to open the scoring.

Fadiga celebrated in front of thousands of Senegalese fans who were there to witness the unveiling of the stadium named after former President Abdoulaye Wade.

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Several other African footballer stars graced the occasion, including Ghana's Asamoah Gyan, Nigeria's Austin 'Jay Jay' Okocha and Emmanuel Adebayor of Togo. Okocha scored the goal for the African legends.

The game was a spectacle as President of Senegal Macky Sall took the opportunity to once again celebrate the country's AFCON triumph as the trophy was displayed.

Senegal unveil new stadium

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that the government of Senegal has outdoored the country's newly-built state of the art stadium in Diamniadio in the presence of thousands of fans of the national team.

Having won the Africa Cup of Nations early this month, the West African football powerhouse followed their success with the completion of the stadium which will host all their international matches.

At a ceremony in the country's capital Dakar, Senegal President Macky Sall revealed the stadium will be named after the former head of state, Abdoulaye Wade.

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Asamoah Gyan meets African legends in Senegal

Former Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has expressed delight after meeting legends of African football at the unveiling of Senegal's newly-built stadium.

The 36-year-old, who is yet to hang his boots, played for African legends in their game against Senegal's former players at the inauguration of the stadium in Diamniadio.

Gyan took to Twitter to laud the people of Senegal for their committing to developing the game after putting up such a huge edifice.