Ben Aziz Zagré, a Burkinabè footballer who played for Esbjerg, Shinnik Yaroslavl and the Burkina Faso national team, died on June 7, 2026.
He was 28. Born in Bobo-Dioulasso on December 31, 1998, Zagré built his career as a defender and made his senior international debut in February 2016 in a 2-0 friendly defeat to Egypt.
Shinnik Yaroslavl signed him in February 2024 on a contract through the end of that season, and he left the club in June 2025. Later that month, he was diagnosed with cancer after surgery on his leg.