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Reinildo Mandava: Lille star makes history in Ligue 1 triumph

The 27-year-old became the first player from his country to win in one of Europe's top five leagues

Reinildo Mandava has become the first player from Mozambique to win any of Europe’s top five leagues.

The left-back achieved this feat following Lille’s Ligue 1 triumph with Sunday’s 2-1 defeat of Angers at the Stade Raymond Kopa.

Against the Black and Whites, the African star was on parade from start to finish as Les Douges secured the important win with Jonathan David and Burak Yilmaz finding the net.

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"To be a champion you have to have an extraordinary season, especially when you have PSG in front of you,” manager Christophe Galtier told the club website.