{"id":14703,"date":"2025-12-11T10:43:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T13:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=14703"},"modified":"2026-04-19T10:51:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T13:51:48","slug":"lonab-calls-on-players-to-have-more-faith-in-the-lottery-after-burkina-faso-cfa34m-jackpot-payout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/lonab-calls-on-players-to-have-more-faith-in-the-lottery-after-burkina-faso-cfa34m-jackpot-payout","title":{"rendered":"LONAB calls on players to have “more faith” in the lottery after Burkina Faso CFA34m jackpot payout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Following a life-changing \u20ac51,800 win in the city of Ouahigouya, LONAB urges players to trust the national lottery, highlighting patience and perseverance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Burkina Faso.- Players<\/strong> are being urged by the National Lottery of Burkina Faso<\/strong> (LONAB) to have “more faith<\/strong>” in the lottery, emphasising that patience and trust in the system can lead to life-changing rewards<\/strong>, following the latest win<\/strong> in the city of Ouahigouya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sixty-year-old farmer Yassia Sawadogo<\/strong> became the latest winner<\/strong>, taking home FCFA34,527,500 (\u20ac51,800) in the popular 4+1 game<\/strong> with a modest FCFA300\u202f (\u20ac0.45) bet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sawadogo, who has played LONAB games for about 20 years, expressed his joy<\/strong> at the cheque-presentation ceremony. \u201cI never gave up, and today, my patience has been rewarded<\/strong>. I hope my story inspires others to play responsibly and remain hopeful<\/strong>,\u201d he said, according to Burkina24. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

LONAB\u2019s representative, Yamba Zida, encouraged players to trust <\/strong>the lottery and use winnings wisely<\/strong>. \u201cTo bettors, I encourage you to have more faith in LONAB. Today\u2019s payout is proof<\/strong> that people do win. Don\u2019t get discouraged- persevere<\/strong> and wait for your lucky day,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Community impact and player confidence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Yamba Zida (second from left) presents the jackpot cheque to winner Yassia Sawadogo and his family.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

At the ceremony, Zida also highlighted the region\u2019s strong engagement<\/strong> with the lottery, noting the long-standing enthusiasm of local <\/strong>players. He added: \u201cIn the Yaadga region, especially in Ouahigouya, it’s now a marriage with LONAB, because this is the umpteenth time that large prizes have been awarded <\/strong>to lucky winners,\u201d added Zida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cheque <\/strong>presentation was attended by local authorities and LONAB representatives, celebrating the win and its potential impact<\/strong> on Sawadogo\u2019s family and community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sawadogo said he plans to use the money to improve<\/strong> his life and support <\/strong>those around him. He said: \u201cI ask God that this money will help me never relive past suffering, and I will make sure that it also benefits <\/strong>others.”<\/p>\n\n\n

\n\t\t\tSee also:<\/span><\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> LONASE partners Lottotech to modernise Senegal\u2019s lottery sector<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Following a life-changing \u20ac51,800 win in the city of Ouahigouya, LONAB urges players to trust the national lottery, highlighting patience and perseverance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2809,"featured_media":14711,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The National Lottery of Burkina Faso (LONAB) is leveraging a recent \u20ac51,800 jackpot win in Ouahigouya to bolster player confidence and emphasize responsible gambling practices. This event underscores the lottery's community engagement and its role in providing life-changing opportunities within the region, reinforcing trust in the national system.","focusai_entities":"LONAB, Yassia Sawadogo, Yamba Zida, Burkina24, LONASE, Lottotech","focusai_location":"Burkina Faso, Ouahigouya, Yaadga region, Senegal","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.75), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.7), operator_casino (0.75), marketing_crm (0.9), investor_analyst (0.7), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"LONAB PR Strategy Efficacy?","query":"What specific metrics does LONAB track to measure the efficacy of public trust campaigns following significant payouts, and how do these inform future marketing spend?"},{"label":"Responsible Gambling Integration?","query":"How does LONAB's responsible gambling framework integrate with its player acquisition and retention strategies, particularly in the context of promoting 'patience and perseverance'?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60016,60012],"tags":[74],"class_list":["post-14703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-west-africa","tag-lottery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2809"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14703"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14703\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14748,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14703\/revisions\/14748"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}