Ballon d'Or: the first Socrates Prize for committed footballer awarded to Senegalese Sadio Mané
The Senegalese Sadio Mané, scorer against Leipzig in the German Supercup.
July 30, 2022. REUTERS - MATTHIAS RIETSCHEL
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Senegalese Sadio Mané received the "Socrates Prize" awarded for the first time during the Ballon d'Or ceremony on Monday, October 17, and intended to highlight footballers engaged in societal and charitable projects.
The Bayern Munich and Senegal striker was rewarded for his investment in the development of his native village of Bambali, in southern Senegal, where he notably encouraged equal access for boys and girls to practice. soccer.
The 30-year-old player has also financed a hospital there and promised, after a gala match in June 2022, to equip the football field of this village in Casamance with a synthetic lawn.
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Thank you everyone.
I'm really very happy to be here and even if sometimes I may be a little shy, I'm happy to do everything I do for all these people back home (in Senegal) to make life better
. said Sadio Mané.
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