Liverpool Star Sadio Mané Promises to Build Astroturf in Six Months in Bambali After Playing on Muddy Pitch

Liverpool Star Sadio Mané Promises to Build Astroturf in Six Months in Bambali After Playing on Muddy Pitch

Lukman Mumuni
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:04 PM
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  • Liverpool forward Sadio Mané has reportedly pledged to build an artificial pitch for the people of Bambali
  • The Bambali native returned home after a long campaign to play with friends on a grassless pitch in Senegal
  • Sadio Mané is currently on the radar of German champions Bayern Munich who are interested in signing him in the transfer window

Sadio Mané has pledged to build an Astroturf pitch for the people of Bambali in six months following his return home.

The Liverpool forward was spotted playing on a rain-soaked grassless pitch with friends early this week.

According to reports, after the game, the Bayern Munich target promised to provide his hometown with a state of the art pitch.

Sadio Mane, Pitch, Bambali, Liverpool, Senegal
Sadio Mane has promised to build a pitch for the people of Bambali. Credit: @13footballC
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Mané is revered in Bambali for his philanthropic works and developmental projects.

The 30-year-old had a long season in England and only returned home at the end of the season, where he had a mini AFCON trophy parade in Bambali.

The Liverpool attacker played a huge role as Senegal won their first ever Africa Cup if Nations title in Cameroon earlier this year.

He also helped Senegal qualify for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar this year.

Sadio Mane plays on muddy pitch in Senegal

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Sadio Mané is enjoying his time with childhood friends in his hometown of Bambali in Senegal after he was spotted playing football in the mud.

The Liverpool star is back in Senegal after a long season with the Reds, which saw him win the FA Cup and the Carabao Cup.

In photos posted on Twitter, spotted by Sports Brief, the 30-year-old was busily playing football on a muddy pitch following rains in Bambali.

Sadio Mane given heroic welcome in Bambali

Sadio Mané received a heroes welcome in his hometown of Bambali in Senegal.

The Liverpool star was met by hundreds of fans after he arrived home with the Africa Cup of Nations trophy which he won with the Senegalese senior national team early this year.

In a video posted on Twitter, the native of Bambali was cheered by friends and family as they welcome their hero.

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Lukman Abdul Mumin is a Sports Journalist based in Accra, Ghana. He has been writing for the past five years. Lukman joined Sports Brief as an Editor for the Local Desk in 2022.
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