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African goals in Europe: 31 Jan-1 Feb

ITALY

Mali's Momo Sissoko
Mali's Momo Sissoko scored for Juventus against Cagliari

There was a rare goal for Mali's Momo Sissoko as he equalised for Juventus against visitors Cagliari - but it was not enough as his side lost 3-2.

Despite the loss Juventus remain third in the table and are seven points behind league leaders Inter Milan, who were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Torino.

Algerian striker Abdelkader Ghezzal was on target for Siena but they also lost, 2-1 to visiting Lecce.

Siena are in 14th place in the league.

SPAIN

Ikechukwu Uche continues to be the darling of the Getafe fans as he helped his side come from behind to draw 2-2 with Real Betis. The Nigeria striker secured the point for Getafe by scoring both goals in the second-half.

Not such good news for Cameroon and Espanyol goalkeeper Carlos Idriss Kameni was sent-off for dangerous play in the last minute of the game against Recreativo Huelva - who converted the resulting penalty as the sides drew 1-1.

GERMANY

The African duo of Demba Ba and Boubacar Sanogo scored a goal each as Hoffenheim defeated Energie Cottbus 2-0 to go two points clear at the top of the Bundesliga.

Senegal's Ba scored in the first-half and then the Ivory Coast's Sanogo secured the points in the second-half with his first goal since moving from Werder Bremen.

HOLLAND

Ghana midfielder Eric Addo and his Ivorian team mate Sekou Cisse were both on target in Roda's 3-1 win over Heracles Almelo. It was Roda's first win in five games but it still leaves them in the relegation zone.

Mounir El Hamdaoui sealed victory for AZ Alkmaar over Sparta Rotterdam 2-0. The Moroccan is still the top scorer in Holland with 16 goals and Alkmaar are nine points clear at the top of the table.

FRANCE

Cameroonian Landry Nguemo was the hero for Nancy after he scored in the 93rd minute to give his side a 3-2 at Le Havre.

BELGIUM

Germinal Beerschot walked away with all three points against Westerlo thanks to Nigerian Tosin Dosunmu who scored the winner in 64th minute as his side won 2-1.

Moroccan striker Mbark Boussoufa scored in the last minute for Anderlecht in their 3-1 victory over Kortrijk.

Senegalese striker Mbaye Leye has been having a great season and grabbed yet another goal this weekend. He equalised for Zulte-Waregem in the 67th minute against Mechelen as the game finished 1-1.

DR Congo midfielder Geoffrey Bia scored for Charleroi in a disastrous 5-2 home defeat to Gent while his Moroccan team-mate Salaheddine Sbai was sent-off in the 71st minute.

PORTUGAL

Angola's Pedro Mantorras scored his first goal for sometime for Benfica, which was just enough to give the Lisbon club a 1-0 win over Rio Ave.

Senegal's Modou Sougou and Cape Verde's Lito scored a goal each as Academica Coimbra drew 2-2 with Estreal Amadora.

TURKEY

DR Congo striker Shabani Nonda was on target for 10-man Galatasaray who beat Denizlispor 2-0.

Souleymane Youla scored a hat-trick for Eskiserhispor in their 6-1 win over Istabulspor Buyuksehir. The Guinean scored twice from the penalty spot in a game that saw both sides finish the game with 10 men.

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