President Macky Sall expressed his happiness at the award Sadio Mane received

President Macky Sall of Senegal praised striker Sadio Mane of Bayern Munich and the Senegalese national team, praising him for his skills on the field and his full humanity, stressing that Mane deserved the Socrates Award he won last night.

On the evening of October 17, in Paris, France, the France Football Awards led by the Ballon D'or were awarded annually to the best players in the world.

The men's player of the year was striker Karim Benzema who plays for Real Madrid and the French national team, followed by Sadio Mane, who is also an African who came close to this list.

Apart from that, Sadio Mane was also awarded the Brazilian Socrates de Souza Award, which is given to the player who has done the most off-field work for the betterment of society.

Mane is considered the hero of Senegal

Sadio won this award, after many years of being praised by Africans, especially those from Senegal, who appreciate him for doing everything he can to help the people of Senegal live well.

Undoubtedly, Sadio Mane received this award, which was praised by President Macky Sall who sent a message on Twitter saying that Mane is good on and off the field, so he deserved this award.

President Sall said: ''He is good on the field and generous. Sadio Mane deserves this prestigious Socrates award for his investment in the public interest.''

This award, which was presented for the first time in history, was established while the people of Bambali region in Senegal have been celebrating the main hospital that Sadio Mane built last year, in addition to being in the time of COVID-19 he allocated food for all the people living there.

Sadio Mane, 30 years old, was born in Bambali, Senegal in 1992 and started playing football, before moving to France in 2011, where he played for Metz in France, Red Bull Salzburg in Austria, Southampton and Liverpool in England. and Bayern Munich of Germany is currently playing.