Sadio Mane’s Mother Speaks on Her Son’s Relationship With Cristiano Ronaldo at Al Nassr

Sadio Mane’s Mother Speaks on Her Son’s Relationship With Cristiano Ronaldo at Al Nassr

Raphael Abiola
updated at September 30, 2023 at 8:06 AM
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  • Sadio Mane's mother Satou Toure speaks about her son's relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo
  • The former Bayern Munich star has been impressive since moving to Saudi Pro League
  • He has formed a great partnership with the Portuguese veteran and Anderson Talisca at Al-Nassr

Sadio Mane's mother Satou Toure has spoken about her son's relationship with Portuguese veteran Cristiano Ronaldo at Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League.

The former Liverpool winger moved to Saudi Arabia in the summer, after joining the Knights of Najd from Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich.

Since joining the Middle East club, the Senegal international has formed a great partnership with Ronaldo in Al-Nassr's attack.

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Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates with Sadio Mane after scoring the team's second goal during the Arab Club Champions Cup Final between Al Hilal and Al Nassr. Photo: Yasser Bakhsh.
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Both players alongside Brazilian forward Anderson Talisca, have been the reason the club is having a good season under Luis Castro.

Mane has scored six goals in the league, with Ronaldo scoring four more than the former Southampton winger, according to Transfermarkt.

After Al-Nassr's 2-1 win over Al Taee, The former Bayern Munich winger's mother spoke about the relationship her son has had with Ronaldo since moving to Saudi Arabia.

“Sadio and Ronaldo are like brothers, and the Al Nassr team is a close-knit family,” she said.

She went further to say that she is optimistic that the Knights of Najd would win the Saudi Pro League this season.

“I have a feeling that Al Nassr will win the league,” she added.

Al-Nassr are currently fourth on the league table after winning six games in a row, with Al-Hilal still maintaining their top spot.

Castro's men will face Abha Club in their next league game next week as they hope to put more pressure on other top three sides.

Mane’s Mother Chants His Name Against Al-Ahli

Sports Brief earlier reported that Senegalese forward Sadio Mane was in action as Al-Nassr defeated Al-Ahli in the Saudi Pro League on Friday, September 22.

The Knights of Najd sealed all three points after defeating the Classy 4-3 at the Al-Awwal Park.

The former Liverpool winger's mother was spotted chanting her son's name alongside family members present at the stadium, as they celebrate Al-Nassr's win over Al-Ahli.

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Raphael Abiola is a Nigerian Sports Journalist with over five years of experience. He obtained a B.Tech degree in Computer Science from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, in 2015.
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