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Casimir Ninga’s hat-trick: Chadian forward equals Ireneusz Jelen’s 12-year Ligue 1 record

Chad international Casimir Ninga has equalled Ireneusz Jelen’s Ligue 1 record in Angers’ 4-1 victory over Saint-Etienne.

With the game still tied at 1-1, Ninga entered in the 69th minute of Sunday evening’s fixture, replacing Pierrick Capelle to score three goals for Les Scoistes.

u26bd NINGA WITH THE HAT-TRICK!

Three goals in 12 minutes to give @AngersSCO a golden win!!#SCOASSE 4-1 pic.twitter.com/a024ItNocL— Ligue1 English (@Ligue1_ENG) September 22, 2019

The treble in 12 minutes meant the 26-year-old equalled the feat achieved by the former Poland international on October 20, 2007 against FC Lorient, during his time with Auxerre.