Liverpool legend Sadio Mane Named for New Stadium in Senegal to Honor the Legend Following the AFCON Championship

The Liverpool forward played a key role in helping the West African nation win its first continental title.

Abdoulaye Diop, mayor of the Senegalese province of Sedhiou, revealed plans to name the city’s new stadium after Liverpool star Sadio Mane to honor his 2021 Africa Cup of Nations success.

The 29-year-old scored the winning penalty to help Senegal beat Egypt 4-2 in a shootout after a goalless extra time, securing their first-ever Afcon championship.

Mane played in every game for the Teranga Lions in Cameroon, recording three goals and two assists

Mane’s Afcon win capped his journey as a native of Sedhiou, a region in Senegal’s southwest, where he also won major trophies with Liverpool—such as the Fifa Club World Cup, Uefa Super Cup, Champions League, and the Premier League.

“Sadio Mane has brought honor to all of Senegal, the Sedhiou region, and the Casamance area,” Diop told Sports News Africa. “So, I’ve decided to name Sedhiou Stadium after him.”

“This is a way to show appreciation from all the people of the region to him.”

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“He has made Bambali and Sedhiou known across the world. This is a reward Sadio Mane truly deserves.”

After returning from Cameroon, Senegal President Macky Sall received Aliou Cisse’s squad with a grand ceremony at the Presidential Palace on Tuesday.

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President Sall gave the players the nation’s highest award, naming them Grand Officers of the National Order of the Lion.

Each player and staff member also received 50 million francs CFA ($87,412) and a 200-square-meter land plot in Dakar.

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