Ouagadougou: Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany) and Hugues Fabrice Zango (triple jump) respectively won the Gold Stallion trophies in football and associated disciplines, 2nd, on June 13 in Ouagadougou . their good performances. performances last season in their respective disciplines, noted the AIB.
If for the central defender of Bayer Leverkusen Edmond Tapsoba it is a first crowning, for the triple world champion Hugues Fabrice Zango, it is the 2nd coronation. The head of the Stallions defense beat his competitors Issoufou Dayo (winner in the first edition) and the Young African player Aziz Ki.
As for the king of the world triple jump Zango, neither Iron Biby, nor Marthe Koala, even less Paul Daumont made the weight. The world champion expressed his pride in winning the ‘Gold Standard’ for the second consecutive time before dedicating his trophy to all young Burkinabè and Africans who dream of reaching the top in what they do well.
Two special prizes were awarded to athletes who have best disting
uished themselves both at the sporting level and in terms of solidarity. The Bertrand Traoré Foundation, which works for people in difficulty, won the Noufou Ouédraogo trophy for solidarity and Marthe Koala won the Burkindi trophy for the female athlete who makes Faso’s star shine brighter in the world. She was in competition with the footballer Balkissa Sawadogo who plays for Morocco and Safoura Compaoré, body building athlete.
According to the general commissioner of ‘Etalon en Or’, Lassina Sawadogo, ‘the initiative aims not only to pay tribute to the Burkinabè athletes who have raised the Burkinabè flag very high throughout the world, but also to launch an appeal to the younger generation to perform to be honored in front of the world.’
In perspective, the organizers intend to continue to offer this kind of spectacle to all Burkinabè athletes in the rest of the world to show that Burkina Faso remains resilient despite the difficulties it is going through.
A Stallions jersey was put up for auction to sup
port the peace effort and purchased for 1 million FCFA by the former central defender of the Burkina Faso pennant team, Bakari Koné aka General Bako.
7 Burkinabè footballers who are champions in their respective championships also received special prizes. This 2nd edition of Etalons en Or was sponsored by Birahima Ouédraogo, son of the late Noufou Ouédraogo, club manager. An appointment has been made for the 3rd edition , next year.
Source: Burkina Information Agency