Sadio Mane absolutely deserves everything that is happening to him these days. He made history with the national team of Senegal, brought his country the first trophy in the history of the Africa Cup of Nations, and it turned out that his penalty in the final against Egypt decided the winner.A while ago, Mane was labeled by the world media as “the most wonderful man in the world of modern football”. The label came after the numerous donations he made to his compatriots in Senegal. He does not like to talk often about the charity work he does, but the media around the world brought him back in focus for similar reasons during the recently concluded tournament in Cameroon.Thu 22:45: (1.25) Liverpool (7.00) Leicester (12.0)This story of Mane’s generosity happened a few weeks back after that match between Cameroon and Cape Verde and the concussion the Senegalese legend suffered.”I don’t think I told you about Mane’s generous gesture during his stay at the hospital in Bafoussam,” said one of the guests on the set of the Cameroonian television show after Senegal’s great AFCON triumph. “A family came to the hospital because a motorcycle hit their child on the street. The child suffered fractures and injuries all over his body, the boy’s life was in danger and his parents were unable to pay for treatment.”Sadio was in the same hospital due to what happened to him during the match against Cape Verde. He heard what was happening, found the family, and asked them what do they need. They explained to him and he immediately took out 400,000 francs (close to 700 USD) and paid all the expenses. I believe that for that gesture – Senegal were rewarded with the AFCON triumph by God.” During his treatment for concussion at a hospital in Cameroon, Sadio Mané paid the bill for a family with a child with life-threatening injuries due to them not being able to afford it, per @EquinoxeTv_cm ❤️ pic.twitter.com/6NOHcPbZW9— B/R Football (@brfootball) February 8, 2022 In the whole story, the amount of money is the least important. Because there is no doubt that Mane would have been willing to pay a much larger amount if it had been necessary. And evidence of that can be found in the recent past.During the previous year, and the year before – he financed the construction of a new school in Bambali, the place where he grew up. He set aside around 290.000 USD for that. Thanks to his contributions, a mosque and a new hospital worth 600.000 USD were built. That health institution, among other sections, today has an emergency department, a maternity hospital, a dental office … and the capacity to serve as many as 34 surrounding villages.”I remember that my sister was born in our old house because there was no maternity wards in the village,” Mane said in a documentary called ‘Sadio Mane – Made in Senegal’. “It was really sad. I wanted to build a hospital to give people hope for life in this area.”Sadio Mané: 🗣 “I don’t need luxury cars, big houses and travels around the world. I prefer that my relatives will have a little of what life has given me. I’m very appreciative of what I have.”Touch of class. 🇸🇳 pic.twitter.com/1vwqs59WVj— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Football__Tweet) August 17, 2019 He donated over a million USD to the local government in the place where he grew up, and during the biggest coronavirus crisis in Senegal, last year, another 50.000 USD to the Fight against Infectious Diseases National Committee.His statement about the unnecessary accumulation of luxury items associated with the biggest football stars has already become famous.“Why would I want ten Ferraris, 20 diamond watches or two airplanes? What does that mean to me or this world of ours? I was hungry once, I had to work in the field to survive, I played football barefoot; I had no education and many other things. That’s why today, with what I earn thanks to football, I want to help my people. We build, provide shoes and clothes, food for people living in extreme poverty. I don’t enjoy showing luxury cars and villas, taking pictures on trips. I prefer that my people get at least a part of what life has given me.”You may not know where you are going, but you must know where you came fromThere is also a well-known story about how Mane pays 80 USD a month to the poorest families from his home village in order to improve the household budget.Sadio Mane – a simple man and a great human being.
