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Football: Badamosi reaches 24 league goals in Latvia

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Gambian striker Muhammed Badamosi scored twice in Riga FC’s win over Grobiņa in the Latvian league. With 24 league goals this season, he equals the record set by Dembo Darboe in 2021 and is now aiming for the highest Gambian total in Europe.

Gambian striker Muhammed Badamosi scored twice in Riga FC’s 5-2 win over Grobiņa in the Latvian top flight, Gambiana reports. The brace takes his league total this season to 24, level with compatriot Dembo Darboe, who scored 24 times for Belarusian club Shakhtyor Soligorsk in 2021.

Badamosi is closing in on the Gambian record for goals scored in a single league season in European football. He had reached 21 goals for Riga FC on 10 October before taking his total to 24 in this match.

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