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The winning goal helped the team win their first victory, and the Ivorian player dedicated the victory to his father, who died last week

The winning goal helped the team win their first victory, and the Ivorian player dedicated the victory to his father, who died last week

Live bar January 13 , in a match in the African Cup of Nations Group E, Côte d'Ivoire beat Equatorial Guinea 1-0, and 34-year-old veteran Gladell, who plays for Sivas Sports in the Turkish Super League, scored the winning goal.

Gladell dedicated the victory in the match to his father, who died last week, after he was in a training camp in Saudi Arabia before flying to Cameroon for the Africa Cup of Nations and was unable to attend his father's funeral on January 8 because of the impact of the pandemic.

Speaking to the BBC, Gladell said: "Mixed with mixed emotions at this time, I am very happy to score this goal for my father and to bring this victory to Côte d'Ivoire. I want to say thank you to the people who supported me in these difficult times and to my teammates. ”

Ivorian boss Bomer said: "This goal flew straight to the sky where his father was and I am happy for his goal. He's a great player and I'm happy to have a player like that in my team. ”

The 34-year-old Gladell plays as a striker for Sivas Sport in the Turkish Super League this season and has played for Toulouse, Saint-Etienne, Bournemouth, Leeds United and Leicester City in his career.

(Thomas)

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