Video of One of the Fastest Goals in African Football History Stuns Fans

Video of One of the Fastest Goals in African Football History Stuns Fans

Keba Mothoagae
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:21 PM
  • A sensational rarity in football recently occurred during a match in the Ethiopian Premier League
  • Saint George SC scored the opening goal of the match against Legetafo Legedadi inside 10 seconds
  • Togolese striker Orou Agoro struck before spectators and viewers barely had a chance to register what had happened

The Ethiopian Premier League might have just produced one of the fastest goals in African and world football history.

Saint George SC striker Orou Agoro got his team going with a blistering in the ninth second of the match against Legetafo Legedadi at the Dire Dawa International Stadium in Dire Dawa on Thursday.

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Orou Agoro scored before 10 seconds had elapsed. Image source: @SSFootball.
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The goal came from exactly three passes from the centre circle before the Togolese player powered home a near-unstoppable header than left the Legedadi goalkeeper rooted to the floor. There aren't many records of the fastest goals to have ever been scored across the continent, but this will surely rank in the upper percentile.

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The visitors would go on to win the match comfortably 4-0. The win kept Saint George in second place with 25 points. The home team, on the hand, remained at the foot of the table on just six points after 12 matches in 16th place, making them 'favourites' for outright relegation.

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In football, every second counts. One can lose or win a football match from the first to the last second.

Football is comprised of many emotions. Some days are joyful, while others are heartbreaking due to the nature of the football match. The fastest goal in history was scored at a mindblowing time that is revealed right here.

The start of a football match determines the momentum of the match in question. A lapse often causes early goals in concentration by the opposing team or a sudden outburst of momentum from the attacking team with a mix of sublime talent.

According to recent publications on the web, a handsome number of strikes are scored early on in football duels. Some of these goals were scored by famous athletes like Nawaf Al-Abed (2.4 seconds), Marc Burrows (2 seconds) and Nicklas Bendtner (1.8).

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