Senegal's Amadou Sagna sets fastest U20 World Cup goal record

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The midfielderâ€™s early goal smashed the record set by a Nigerian for the fastest in the history of the Fifa World Youth Championship

Sagna scored for the Young Lions of Teranga after just 9.6 seconds of the clash to set the record for the fastest goal ever in the U20 World Cup.

The previous fastest goal on record came in 1985 against Canada, when Nigeriaâ€™s Monday Odiaka found the net in just 14 seconds.

ðŸŒ World, meet Amadou Sagna, scorer of the earliest goal in #U20WC history.The ðŸ‡¸ðŸ‡³ Senegal forward's goal v Tahiti clocked in at 9.6 seconds, surpassing Monday Odiaka who scored in 14 seconds in 1985 â±What a start to Poland 2019 ðŸ‡µðŸ‡± pic.twitter.com/0jtwu3zNt0

After his record-breaking feat, the 19-year-old Cayor Foot star scored two more goals to wrap up his hat-trickÂ at Arena Lublin to help Senegal to a flying start in Poland.

Joseph Koto's boys next face Colombia on May 26 in Lublin.

2019-05-23 23:00:02

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