There were astonishing scenes in the CONCACAF League on Tuesday night as Suriname’s 60-year-old vice president picked himself to start for Inter Moengotapoe though things did not go to plan.
Ronnie Brunswijk, a former rebel soldier turned politician, owns the Surinamese club and elected to lead the team out in their latest match against Olimpia, handing himself the armband.
He played alongside his son Damian up front for 54 minutes of the match but couldn’t stop 6-0 thrashing by Olimpia.
A match report from the game stated that Brunswijk completed 14 of the 17 passes he attempted in his 54 minutes of action. The competition is North America’s equivalent of the Europa League.