The club said: 'A new blessing for Sadio Mane! Wishing him and his family endless joy.' A video from Animata's baptism ceremony was also shared online, showing family members dancing and clapping ...

Mane is believed to have first met Tamba ... He said: 'I knew that Sadio and all his family are very good and humble people. Sadio is just the reflection of his family. 'However, as a father ...

Sadio Mane is the best football player in the world ... on making moments of magic with the club that he now calls “his family”, “To be honest, I’m really happy to be a part of the ...

Mr Tamba said: 'She is 18…. It (the first time Mane saw her) was more than two years ago.' 'I knew that Sadio and all his family are very good and humble people. Sadio is just the reflection ...

The Mane family are the imams of Bambali and many in ... Kay said the family was just as gratified by the local facilities, which Sadio had provided. “I think they got equal pride in taking ...

When Liverpool signed a 24-year-old Sadio Mané in 2016 ... in the region as he grew up in the small village of Bambali, his family never wanted him to pursue his emerging talent as a career.

Perhaps you already know this story, but, as a boy, growing up in a small village called Bambali in Senegal, Sadio Mane's family weren't actually that keen on him kicking a ball about for a living.

With time, I think those projects will take shape, and, in the future, there will be other Sadio Manes ... resistance from within his own family. Mane's father, an imam, was firmly against ...

Liverpool ace Sadio Mane is a Champions League winner and one ... "There, I was welcomed by a family who I did not know. I immediately took part in training sessions at recognised teams.

He does it for all the family, for the people of Bambali, for all of Senegal.” The child of Bambali, the pride of a whole nation, Sadio Mane, their esteemed Nianthio, continues to inspire.