Ghanaian Football Legends Invited to the Inauguration of Senegal’s Newly-Built Stadium

• Asamoah Gyan, Samuel Osei Kuffuor and Tony Baffoe have been invited to the inauguration of Senegal's newly-built stadium
• The former Ghana players will join a host of other African legends to play an inaugural game against Senegal's legends
• Senegal won their first-ever Africa Cup of Nations title early this month after beating Egypt on penalties

Ghanaian football greats, Asamoah Gyan, Anthony Baffoe and Samuel Osei Kuffuor have been invited to the grand opening of Senegal's newly-built multi-purpose stadium.

The former Ghana captain and the two ex-defenders will join other African football legends to play Senegal's former football stars in an inaugural game.

Senegal's Minister of Sports, Matar Bâ confirmed the game will be played at the new stadium while they will also be the presentation of the trophy to the people of the country.

“There will be a match between the former glories of Senegal, of all generations, and African stars,” Bâ said.

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“There will be Okocha, Drogba, (Patrick) Mboma, Samuel Eto’o and so many others. Of course, the (Afcon) trophy will be presented to the Senegalese people.

“The stadium, with a capacity of 50,000 seats, will receive for the needs of the inauguration, 40,000 people. The opening of the stadium doors is scheduled for 11 a.m. to allow all Senegalese to easily access it with the cards that will be distributed.”

The Senegalese legends team is made up of former Liverpool star El-Hadji Diouf, Khalilou Fadiga and current coach of the team Aliou Cisse.

The new Diamniadio Olympic Stadium in Senegal

The Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, is a multipurpose stadium, which can accommodate football, rugby and athletics, in Diamniadio, Dakar.

The magnificent infrastructure has a capacity of 50,000 places, will be officially inaugurated on February 22, 2022.

With a field size of 105m x 68m, this project cost the West African country 238 million euros.

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Senegal celebrate AFCON triumph on the streets of Dakar

Sports Brief reported that fresh from beating Egypt for Africa Cup glory in Cameroon, Senegal's heroes returned to Dakar and basked in their success in front of thousands during an open-top bus parade.

The players received a substantial police escort as fans flocked to the streets of Dakar to show their support to their Africa Cup heroes as the country celebrated their first-ever international title.

As well as the 500,000 fans who flocked to Dakar, a number of the squad's big names, including Sadio Mane, Edouard Mendy, Idrissa Gueye and Khalidou Koulibaly documented the day of celebrations via their social media.