The final day of matches in France’s Ligue 1 saw plenty of drama with teams fighting to avoid relegation and Paris Saint-Germain wrapping up yet another league title, and African players were involved in the majority of matches to make important contributions. Check out video from around the league where African players scored or assisted goals, starting with Algerian Andy Delort’s incredible hat-trick in seven minutes:
Andy Delort (Algeria) incredibly scores a second half hat-trick in seven minutes for Nice to come back and win at Reims
Steve Mounié (Benin) levels the match early on for Brest with a brilliant volley
Youcef Belaïli (Algeria) makes it 2-2 in an eventual losing effort for Brest
Clermont star Mohamed Bayo (Guinea) cleans up the mess after his penalty kick is initially saved
ESTAC Troyes veteran forward Yoann Touzghar (Tunisia) opens the scoring against Lorient
Former Salitas FC forward Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso) sets up Armand Lauriente for Lorient’s leveler
Amine Harit (Morocco) sets up Cengiz Ünder for Marseille’s second goal against Strasbourg
Cédric Bakambu (DR Congo) comes on for a brief cameo to finish off Marseille’s 4-0 win
Denis Bouanga (Gabon) sets up the goal that moves Saint-Étienne away from certain relegation
19-year-old Kamory Doumbia (Mali) scores his second goal in two games for Reims to finish debut season on a positive note
Ignatius Ganago (Cameroon) slams in a late equalizer for Lens in their draw against Monaco
