Soukouna’s late goal gives Rajasthan United their first win of IFL 2025-26
Amadou Soukouna scored an injury-time winner as Rajasthan United defeated Namdhari Sports Academy 3-2 in the Indian Football League in Jaipur. The striker netted twice as the home side secured their first win and moved to fourth in the table
Published Date - 14 March 2026, 12:04 AM
Jaipur: An injury-time strike by Amadou Soukouna led Rajasthan United edge to a 3-2 win over Namdhari Sports Academy in the Indian Football League here on Friday.
Soukouna gave the home side the lead in the 13th minute before Pedro Astray doubled the advantage in the 57th.
Namdhari mounted a late comeback in the final 10 minutes, levelling the scores through Manvir Singh (83′) and Najib Ibrahim (90′) goals.
However, Soukouna struck again in the sixth minute of stoppage time to ensure the first win of the season for Rajasthan United.
The home side climbed to fourth in the table with as many points from three matches, while Namdhari remain ninth with two points from three games.