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Photo: How the village of Bambali gathered to watch Sadio Mane's crowning moment
It’s official: Liverpool star Sadio Mane has been crowned the 2019 CAF African Footballer of the Year.
How the village of Bambali gathered to watch Sadio Mane crowned African Footballer of the Year
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Mane has enjoyed a successful year in which he won the UEFA Champions League with Liverpool and reached the final of the AFCON with Senegal.
Sadio Mane crowned 2019 African Footballer of the Year
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On a personal level, the 27-year-old was also joint top scorer in the Premier League after netting 22 goals last season.
For a man who comes from a modest background, his compatriots back home have always had his back.
And they were right there during the big moment when Mane was adjudged the CAF African Footballer of the Year.
Mane hails from Bambali, a small village in the Sédhiou region of southern Senegal.
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While majority of his village people could not attend the awards ceremony, they gathered to watch his crowning moment on a giant screen.
Surely a deserved award for the Senegal international – and it could be the beginning of many more to come.
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