Guinea’s Bayo and Senegal’s Sarr headline African scorers in Ligue 1The duo contributed goals for Clermont and Metz respectively in topflight action on SundayGuinea striker Mohamed Bayo and Senegal midfielder Pape Matar Sarr were among a host of African scorers in gameweek 18 action of Ligue 1 on Sunday. It was the forward’s ninth league goal of the season. Despite the win, Metz still find themselves in the relegation zone, precisely in the 18th position, tied on points with Lorient. Fourth on the league table, Nice have now moved just one place below Rennes who sit higher by virtue of having one more point to their name. Strasbourg hold the seventh position on the league table while Marseille are second on the table, just below leaders Paris Saint-Germain.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 12, 2021 20:55 UTC