Nene Dorgeles, a teenage player from Mali, oddly declined to celebrate after smashing a goal against Ivory Coast in the Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal, have a look at his parents and origin
With 19 minutes remaining, the Red Bull Salzburg attacking midfielder, who had just replaced Adama Traoré, showed off his skills by shooting from outside the box. However, in the last minute of the quarterfinal match, Brighton winger Simon Adingra tied the score, forcing extra time into play for the host country.
Who is Mali football player Nene Dorgeles, bio, age, family, parents, nationality and origin
In case you misunderstood why he didn’t celebrate after scoring against Ivory Coast …this is it…
Néné Dorgeles took a trip to Yopougon after the mali game to visit his family since he was born and raised there at some point in his life…#AfCON2023 pic.twitter.com/4hxp69wAjs
— Michael Akomeah (@akomeahmessiah) February 5, 2024
With the game’s last kick, Oumar Diakite then stole the victory for the Elephants, but the action of a Mali player garnered significant notice.
In a video that went viral on social media, Dorgeles honoured his parents’ nation by declining to partake in his teammates’ celebration. This gesture is typically observed at the club level, as players choose not to celebrate when playing against or scoring against their parent teams on loan spells or previous clubs.
The 21-year-old, whose parents are Ivorian, was born in Kayes, Mali, and spends most of his holiday time in Abidjan. Dorgeles began his professional career with Guidars FC in Mali before joining RB Salzburg in 2021. Additionally, he played on loan at Westerlo and SV Ried in Belgium.
He has Ivorian parent!
Muted 🔇 celebration by Nene Dorgeles after scoring for his country of birth #Mali against the country of his parent.pic.twitter.com/kJnEvDZg6G
— Oluwashina Okeleji (@oluwashina) February 3, 2024
Ivory Coast defeated Mali with a late winner
Ivory Coast’s Diakite scored a late goal in extra time to give the hosts a 2-1 victory over Mali in Bouake during a thrilling AFCON quarterfinal match.
After being reduced to 10 players due to a red card in the first half, the Elephants conceded a goal in the second half from Dorgeles, before Adingra equalized in the ninetieth minute. The outcome represented another turning point in Ivory Coast’s wild AFCON campaign, which saw them advance to the knockout stage despite falling to Equatorial Guinea 4-0.
AFCON semi final
The 2023 CAF Africa Cup of Nations final four consist of Nigeria, South Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the host, Ivory Coast. Nigeria, the three-time AFCON champion, takes on South Africa in the opening semi-final. In the quarterfinals, the Super Eagles defeated Angola 1-0, while South Africa drew 0-0 with Cape Verde before triumphing 2-1 on penalties.
The hosts, Ivory Coast, will play DR Congo in the second semifinal. To advance to the final four, DR Congo easily defeated Guinea 3-1. It remains to be seen who will win the AFCON, as all four of the other teams have already won it before.