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Bubacarr Jobe extends Mjällby contract

Nov 19, 2019, 11:45 AM | Article By: Arfang M.S. Camara

Gambian striker, Bubacarr Jobe has extended his stay in the Swedish top flight league after penning a two-year contract with top flight team Mjällby AIF on Friday.

The 24-year-old guided his team to promotion from Swedish Superettan (Second Division League) to the Allsvebskan (First Division League) after playing an instrumental role as he scored ten goals in twenty-eight matches.

Jobe, who joined Mjällby from Skövde AIK in 2018, has since then scored in total 20 goals for the Hällevik-based team.

Mjällby AIF gained promotion from the Swedish Second Division after finishing 1st position in the league with 57 points, two points above 2nd position Varberg after playing 30 league matches.

The former Toronto FC and Texas Rush player was part of the Gambian side for both the Angola and DR Congo games in the African Cup of National qualifiers.

He scored for the Scorpions during their 2019 AFCON qualifiers game against Benin in Banjul.