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When Ebbsfleet United signed Yado Mambo they had the chance to do something special.

With one simple act, they could've given commentators a ready-made quip and fans a giggle.

And all they had to do was assign him the number 5 shirt.

Mambo number 5. Get it?

It wouldn't have looked out of place either - he is a defender after all.

Sadly, they missed a trick. Presumably the powers that be at the National League club aren't huge fans of Lou Bega's 1999 number one banger.

Instead, he was given number 18.

And the club's failure to show a sense of humour hasn't gone down well in some quarters.

On Twitter, one man, Joe, was quick to have a dig.

He wrote: "Imagine signing a player called Mambo and not giving him the number 5 shirt. Poor form from Ebbsfleet United."

Others seemed to agree. Another wrote: "It’s up there with Sp*rs not making Harry Winks No.40."

"Like not giving Vincent Kompany the number 2 shirt," wrote someone else.

Twitter user Michael Schlein said: "this is just disgraceful."

Even the player himself appeared to appreciate the calls, responding with a crying laughing face emoji.

At just 26-years-old, former Charlton centre half Mambo still has plenty of playing ahead of him. When it comes to negotiating his next contract, he has to insist on the number 5 shirt.

Just imagine the chanting possibilities.