Non-League Paper

LADIES & GENTLEMEN, MAMBO NO.5!

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
19 November 2017

FIVE STAR: The real No.5 Dave Winfield, left, and Mambo

EBBSFLEET United have finally given the people what they want, while channelling their inner Lou Bega, by making it Mambo No.5! Eagle-eyed viewers picked up that Fleet defender Yado Mambo wasn’t wearing the No.5 shirt in last weekend’s televised clash with Leyton Orient, with the quest to get the 26-yearold his rightful shirt.
It comes after Bega rose to fame with his hit in 1999, singing about all the women in his life. The track also rose to prominence as the theme tune to Channel 4’s cricket coverage, while B...

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