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Yankuba Jarju scores 5th goal in French third-tier league

Feb 20, 2020, 1:41 PM | Article By: Arfang M.S. Camara

Gambian striker, Yankuba Jarju has scored his fifth league goal for Pau FC, in the French National 1 (Third Division League) during their 3-0 home win over SC Toulon in their week twenty-two fixtures of the French Third Division league played at the Stade Du Hameau Idron 1 on Friday.

The 23-year-old scored his side’s third goal with a remarkable finish in the 64th minute to registered his fifth goal in 16 matches

Senegalese Modou Lamin Gueye and Antoine Batisse scored Pau FC’s opening two goals in the 21st and 30th minutes just before the Gambian Jarju’s completes the scoring before the end of the game.

The former Real de Banjul player signed a professional contract with the French club in 2018 from Senegalese side Generation Foot where he impressed to caught the attention scouts

This win has moved Pau FC to first position in the French National 1 (Third Division League) with 44 points, a point above second position holders, Dunkerque FC while Toulon FC occupied first-from-bottom (18th) position with 10 points after 22 matches.