A few days before the publication of the Lions list for the AFCON 2023 qualifiers in March, Bamba Dieng sends a strong message to his coach. On the occasion of the 27th day of Ligue 1, the Senegalese striker helped Lorient to win against Troyes (2-0). The Lion opened the score in the 9th minute on an offer from Faivre. After his first goal, which he scored on a penalty kick, he is now in the game after leaving Olympique de Marseille.
Lorient was leading with this goal until the second half when the Ivorian Stéphane Diarra scored the winner for the Merlus. With this victory, Lorient now has 43 points and is 8th in Ligue 1 ahead of Olympique Lyonnais and behind OGC Nice who has the same number of points.
