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?? Sadio Mané: “When I left Bambali, my hometown, I promised three things. Not to disappoint my parents, become a professional football player and return to my village to build a school.”
◾️ His parents were proud, surprised and excited when they saw him play for the first time on television for Metz, the Ligue 1 team. ✅
◾️ He has not only become a professional footballer, but he is also considered one of the best footballers on the planet today. ✅
◾️ Besides building a school, he also built a hospital and financially helps the citizens of his hometown. ✅
The world needs more people like Sadio Mane! ❤??
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All the amazing things Sadio Mané has done for charity in his home country
He has paid for a hospital and a school to be built in his home village
Sadio Mane’s goals and tireless work have won the hearts of fans, but his work for charity has also won him plaudits.
Former Liverpool superstar Mane is now plying his trade at German club Bayern Munich, after a trophy-laden spell on Merseyside.
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He’s one of the greatest players to come from Senegal, and he’s given his country not only trophies – scoring the winning penalty in the final of the 2022 African Cup of Nations – but a huge amount of donations for important projects.
This summer he was spotted playing football with friends on a muddy pitch in Bambali, his home village. It was from here Mane forged a football career, running away at the age of 15 to follow his dream.
Since then, as his star has risen, he’s given back phenomenally.
This is what Sadio Mane has done for charity.
Donated £500,000 for a hospital to be built in his home village of Bambali
Mané’s father died when he was a child, and the lack of health services in his home region has become a big cause in the footballer’s life.
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“I remember my sister was also born at home because there is no hospital in our village. It was a really, really sad situation for everyone. I wanted to build one to give people hope,” told the Guardian in 2020.
The hospital, which includes a maternity care department, was inaugurated by the footballer in June 2021.
Donated £41,000 to the Senegal government when the pandemic hit