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AFCON Qualifiers: European club celebrates Guinea-Bissau’s Balde for scoring against Nigeria

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European club, Troyes, have celebrated Guinea-Bissau forward Mama Balde following his goal for his country against Nigeria in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier on Friday.

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Balde, who currently plays his club football for Troyes, scored the only goal of the match as Guinea-Bissau beat Nigeria 1-0 on Friday evening at the Moshood Abiola Stadium.

He scored for Guinea-Bissau in the 29th minute of the game to ensure his team moved top of Group A with 7 points after three games.

Reacting, Troyes took to Twitter to congratulate Balde after the match.

Troyes tweeted: “Mama Balde holder and victorious with the Djurtus of Guinea-Bissau. Facing Nigeria, our striker offered victory to his team thanks to an achievement in the 29th minute of play (0-1)!”

Balde will now hope to lead Guinea-Bissau again to victory when they host the Super Eagles in the return leg on Monday.

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