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How Sadio Mane spent more than Sh100 million to slowly transform his home village

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Senegal's Sadio Mane celebrates with the player of the tournament award after the AFCON final [Reuters, Mohamed Abd El Ghany]

After winning everything with Liverpool domestically and in Europe, 2019 African Footballer of the Year Sadio Mane is giving back to the community in his home village of Bambaly, Senegal.

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