In his hometown of Bambali, Senegal international Sadio Mane is depicted in a statue.
The 30-year-old forward, Sadio Mane who spent six years at Liverpool before joining Bayern Munich in the summer, is still producing amazing work in the Senegalese community of Bambali.
Mane has made large financial contributions to help the isolated community become better, including £500,000 for a new hospital and, most recently, a reported £200,000 for the building of a new secondary school.
In order to benefit the community, he is also reported to have funded a post office and a gas station.
To pay tribute to his hero-like status in the local community, a Senegalese artist has designed and built a statue of Mane which shows him performing a celebration during the 2021 African Cup of Nations. A picture of the statue in Bambali has been doing the rounds on social media in recent days.
One fan commented: “It’s not the best, but it’s made from the heart I guess,”
while another wrote: “Nice body work but on the face, let them replace it with a better head. Anyway, wood maybe hard to work with, I think.”
A third said: “It’s all about recognition. Not everyone will have the privilege of being recognised and honoured like that.”
