Taye Taiwo, Drogba, Adebayor Unite As France President Macron Scores During Charity Match

• Taye Taiwo was spotted among football legends who graced the Yellow Pieces Foundation charity game
• President Emmanuel Macron also started in the encounter and went on to score from the penalty spot
• Several other African football icons were spotted at the event including Didier Drogba and Adebayor

Former Nigerian international, Taye Taiwo, joined other African football legends in a charity match in favour of the Yellow Pieces Foundation, sponsored by France legend Didier Deschamps.

French president, Emmanuel Macron, also graced the occasion and even went on to score a penalty during the encounter.

His goal, from a controversial penalty, was undoubtedly the one that received the most cheers.

NDTV reports that Macron laced his boots and was in the colours of Varietes Club de France during the encounter in Plaisir (Yvelines).

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Fally Ipupa, Laurent Blanc, Taye Taiwo, Emmanuel Adebayor, Eden Hazard, Robert Pires, and Didier Drogba all participated in a charity game on Wednesday.

The exhibition match was organised for a Deschamps-sponsored foundation and €57,500 was raised, thanks to sales linked to the event. The proceeds will be used to help children in the hospital.

Fans have taken to social media to react to Macron's penalty take. One said:

"Terrific penalty scored by Vladimir Macron! I haven’t seen one marked in such a beautiful way since Kim Jong Un! I hope that @ericbrunet And @EmilieBrouss so quick to ridicule Russian propaganda will do the same with this pitiful sequence."

A critic replied:

"What cinema, the goalkeeper didn't move. Frankly @EmmanuelMacron ridicules himself. This is his intervention to help @ValerieHayer for the Europeans, well it's a failure."

Another fan wrote:

"He didn't touch the match ball. The goalkeeper closed his eyes because he's the big boss."

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One said:

"The goalkeeper reacts as if it was Kim Jong Un taking the penalty."

Okocha, Drogba set for charity match in Abuja

Sports Brief earlier reported that African footballing icons, Didier Drogba, Samuel Eto'o, Emmanuel Adebayor, and Emmanuel Eboue will be among the stars who will grace the FCT for a charity football match.

The Attom Foundation, spearheading the event, has also promised the attendance of other retired icons, including Nwankwo Kanu and Austin “Jay-Jay” Okocha.

The Charity Champions’ Cup match, slated for June 15, will focus on generating funds for charitable causes within the country.