Naby Keita, Sadio Mane and Georginio Wijnaldum were all on the scoresheet during a busy day of international fixtures on Sunday.
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Wijnaldum bagged a brace, indeed, to kickstart the Netherlands’ 3-1 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina in the UEFA Nations League.
Inside the first 14 minutes in Amsterdam, the Liverpool midfielder twice timed his run to meet a pull-back into the penalty area and coolly converted.
Wijnaldum wore the captain’s armband for his country and went on to play 64 minutes.
Keita and Mane’s strikes, meanwhile, came in qualifying for the Africa Cup of Nations.
The former blasted in a brilliant finish from outside the box to give Guinea a lead against Chad, though the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
Mane claimed an 82nd-minute winner for Senegal at Guinea-Bissau, prodding home the game’s only goal from close range after completing a one-two. The 1-0 result sealed Senegal’s qualification for the tournament finals.
