Even though he is now one of the wealthiest footballers in the world, Sadio Mane has not abandoned the impoverished town in Senegal where he was born and raised.

The former Liverpool forward has reportedly donated almost £1 million to Bambali’s new schools and hospitals over the past few years, according to MailOnline.

A fresh new miniature soccer stadium with artificial grass and spectator seats is his most recent present to the remote village in the west African nation.Even though he is now one of the wealthiest footballers in the world, Sadio Mane has not abandoned the impoverished town in Senegal where he was born and raised.

The former Liverpool forward has reportedly donated almost £1 million to Bambali’s new schools and hospitals over the past few years, according to MailOnline.

A fresh new miniature soccer stadium with artificial grass and spectator seats is his most recent present to the remote village in the west African nation.According to reports, Mane makes roughly £34 million per year with Saudi Arabian team Al-Nassr. The stadium is the town’s most recent investment that Mane has funded.

In 2019, Mane contributed £250,000 to construct a school in Bambali. He is currently preparing to lead Senegal in the Africa Cup of Nations tournament, which begins next weekend.

A hospital to serve the town and its 34 neighboring towns was built with the £500,000 he later donated.

Furthermore, he has funded the establishment of a gas station, a post office, and a 4G mobile internet service for his neighborhood. He has also provided Bambali High School with free laptops and awarded top students with grants of $400 apiece.

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Following a ‘gala’ match in June 2022 on the old earth pitch where Mane used to play as a youngster, in which he participated alongside El-Hadji Diouf and Papiss Cisse, two former Premier League stars, Mane chose to invest in a new football stadium.

On his Instagram feed, which has over 16 million followers, he shared a photo and video of himself playing on the wet ground.

An accompanying caption read: “Returning to the roots with a spectacular match at Bambaly pitch, the birthplace of it all!!!” A heartfelt “thank you!” the brothers of mine.

He kept his promise to improve the pitch by funding construction of the new mini-stadium, Stade de Bambali, which he unveiled at the occasion.

At a ceremony to declare the facility open, Mane cut a ribbon in Senegal’s national colors and expressed his satisfaction at giving it.Here on this FIFA-standard football pitch, which means a lot to me, I stand before you with enormous pride and a heart full of joy, he remarked.

To my dearly cherished village, this is more than just a gift. It represents our solidarity, power, and love of football more than anything else.

The West African football fan base gushed over the athlete’s most recent present, calling him a “great hero” in their online posts.

Good job, dude!’ one of your admirers wrote. “Home is where the heart is.” “I am incredibly proud of this man,” another person said. May you be blessed eternally.

According to Mane, who was born in Bambali to Guinean parents, he used to play football using a grapefruit instead of a ball.

His incredible journey from poverty to wealth was chronicled in a documentary titled Made in Senegal, which was released in 2020. In it, he recounted the ordeal of being transferred to a neighboring town for medical treatment when he was seven years old, as Bambali did not have a hospital. His father was a local imam.

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The lack of a hospital in his area meant that he had to give birth to his sister at home as well, as he mentioned in the video. For everyone involved, it was an incredibly tragic circumstance. I aimed to construct one in order to inspire others.

You can watch the video on Rakuten TV for free and see Mane being surrounded by enthusiastic residents during his visit to Bambali.Outside the new school he constructed, he speaks to a gathering of young people, assuring them that “school comes first” and that “education is the key” to a better life.

‘When you see these kind of individuals and the offerings in front of the house, you think: ‘Wow, I have to work even more for them,'” Mane says in his remark.

He continues by speculating that he might have done better in school if there had been an improved option when he was younger. That wasn’t the case, though; I was actually in a small town.

So now every single boy there is too busy playing football to bother with school. Like me, they simply aspire to play football. However, my constant message to them is that they must prioritize their education and attend school regularly.

It will benefit you more if you do both, but by all means, they can keep playing football if they want to. I remember how tough it was when I was younger, but now it’s much easier.When Mane was 15 years old, he and his childhood buddy Luc Djiboune fled from home after Mane failed to persuade his parents to let him forego his education in pursuit of his dream of playing professional football.

Before joining Red Bull Sakzberg in 2012 and Southampton in 2014 for a club record sum of £11.8 million, he started his professional career with Metz, a French club.

After that, in 2016, Mane became the most expensive African player in history when he reportedly cost £34 million to Liverpool.

He signed with Bayern Munich for £27.4 million in June 2022, with that amount potentially increasing to £35 million depending on his performance and appearances. In August of last year, he moved on to the Saudi professional division, joining Al-Nassr.