Sports icon's death awakens Senegal to coronavirus threat

Diouf was the first to die from coronavirus in the country. The banner reads "rest in peace, Pape" [COURTESY]

Senegal is in mourning following the death of one of its foremost sporting icons from coronavirus, as the government struggles to impose health restrictions in the West African state.

Former Olympique de Marseille president Pape Diouf died late Tuesday aged 68 in the capital Dakar after contracting COVID-19.