Story By: Alex Cope, Sub Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Golder’s News And Sport
Liverpool ace Sadio Mane has opened up on how his father dying when he was seven years old because there was no hospital in his village inspired him to construct medical facilities in his native Senegal.
The Reds winger has opened up on the death of his father, who passed away when Mane was seven years old in his native village of Bambali in the Sedhiou region in southern Senegal.
The 27-year-old said in the documentary ‘Made in Senegal’ broadcast by Canal+ : “I was seven, I was playing football at the village football pitch. My brother came over to me and he said: “Our father is dead.” I did not believe it.
“He had been suffering from abdominal pain and since there was no hospital, we took him to a healer in another village. Things became complicated, he died there. At the time, there was the rebellion, so we buried him on the spot.”
Local media report his father’s death has inspired him to build a hospital in his village.
The former Southampton man has become a hero in Senegal for his support and financing of hospitals, health facilities, schools and charitable projects.
He is reportedly financing the building of a school in his village which costs 270,000 EUR (227,998 GBP). It is unclear if Mane is paying the full cost of the school.
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