Chelsea centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly scored the winner as Senegal beat Ecuador 2-1 on Tuesday to progress to the World Cup last 16. It was also his first international goal for Senegal.

Reacting to Senegal’s victory over Ecuador, Koulibaly told beIN sports: “It’s magnificent. I think that after the first match there were many people who counted us out, but for us it was out of the question. ‘Do you really want to do something big?’ And today I think we had a great match against a great team who fought hard.  Despite them equalizing we always believed and here we are.”

The match was also special for other reasons for Koulibaly and Senegal. Today marks the death of Senegalese legend Papa Bouba Diop. He was may be best known for his game winning goal against France in the 2002 World Cup.

The Chelsea defender made it clear what he meant to his national team:

“It was a special day for Senegalese. Our first goal was for Papa Bouba Diop. Today is the anniversary of his death. We really wanted to do something big for him today. He was our childhood, he was everything to Senegalese football. He was a big loss for us. Today is for him. It’s a great honor, I have his number on my armband.”