The Gambian Alhaji Momodou Njie, 'Biri Biri ', a legendary player from Seville in the seventies and a legend for Sevilla, died this Sunday at the age of 72 in a hospital in Dakar , the capital of Senegal , after failing to overcome a recent surgical intervention, reported the club from Seville.

Sevilla described as " sad" and "nefarious " this day for the loss of the greatest icon of Seville fans, and accompanied their obituary by reproducing on their website and social networks a photo of Biri Biri, dressed in a traditional African costume, from his penultimate visit to the Andalusian capital, in September 2017.

On that occasion, the former African striker received the entity's gold badge at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán , in the run-up to a match against Málaga , amid the euphoria of a hobby given to the Gambiano, an emblem of Seville.

" Rest in peace Biri-Biri, history of Sevilla FC, " stressed the club in the Nervión neighborhood, which reported that it has requested authorization from LaLiga to keep a minute of silence in his honor tonight, before the start of the game. with Valencia, and in which Sevilla players will wear black bracelets.

Biri Biri (Banjul, March 30, 1948) was an idol in his country, where he became Minister of Sports after leaving football, and a legend for the fans of Seville, who arrived in the 1973-74 campaign from B. Danish 1901.

The Gambian played four seasons in the Seville team, until 1978, as he was a year without playing due to a contract improvement problem, and soon became the idol of Sevilla and gave his name to the group of followers located in the Gol Norte del Sánchez-Pizjuán.

In their first two campaigns, Sevilla fought in the Second Division to return to the First Division , an achievement for which Biri Biri was key with his fourteen goals in 1974-75.

In total, the former African striker played 109 official matches with the red and white jersey in which he scored 34 goals.

" Many players have signed better data in Sevilla's history, but few made as much of a hobby as he did. Those five years were enough for the Gambia to leave an indelible mark on the heart of a hobby that adopted him as an absolute legend and idol, arriving to receive in 2017 the Sevilla FC gold badge in a crowded Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán ", highlighted the club.

In September last year it was the last time he visited the Andalusian capital, a city that left " a mark in the heart " of Biri Biri forever , as he underlined with a simple statement during an interview on one of his recent visits: " People love me, and I love Seville, "he said.

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