Malian international Djigui Diarra conceded a goal like no other since he was facing the opposing goalkeeper, Alioune Badara Faty. The Senegalese marks and writes history in the CAF Champions League.
That a goalkeeper stands out by scoring a goal is always a small event. But when it’s also on a penalty, it’s all the more surprising, even if it’s becoming more and more of a habit for the man in question. Beaten 3-1 on the Young Africans pitch, this Saturday afternoon, for the 4th day of the group stage of the CAF Champions League, TP Mazembe opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the first quarter of an hour.
Stopped in the race on the left wing by Chadrack Isaka, Mauritanian full-back Ibrahima Keïta then caused the penalty. We could think of center forward Cheick Fofana or captain Magloire Ntambwe to pull him. No, that wasn’t going to be the case. It is indeed the gardien Alioune Badara Faty who crossed the field to kick this penalty. With success since he managed to deceive the Malian international Djigui Diarra on this opening score (15th).
A first since 2004
A rare scene in C1 CAF since the 2022 African champion and 25-year-old Senegalese international became the first goalkeeper since 2004 to score in the competition. The latest was the Nigerian specialist Vincent Enyeama, in December 2004, during a final return with his team Enyimba Aba against Etoile Sportive du Sahel, scoring from the penalty spot. But this is not the first time that Faty has scored with TP Mazembe. This is his 4th goal.
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