Sports accounts and pages on social media circulated statements attributed to Senegalese star Sadio Mane about the Arab countries' encouragement to Egypt in the African Nations Cup final.
Mane said - according to the statements - "We knew that all the Arab masses would stand by Egypt, and this may be due to the fact that they feel a great sense of belonging, but we are also a team that plays beautiful football and most of us are Muslims. I hope we will find a group that stands by us."
According to the research conducted by the "Sanad" agency for monitoring and verification of news in the Al-Jazeera network, these statements are completely false and baseless, and Mani did not say anything in this regard.
Returning to Mane's original statements to Canal+, he said, "You know, me and the penalty shootout, it's a long story, especially in the national team, but it can happen in football."
"I am 29 years old and I wished for this tournament, I know it was difficult, but I had no doubts, even if we do not win, life will go on," he added.
"Fortunately, God helped us, and we won the African Nations Cup, and we are happy, and I will continue to take penalties," Mane explained.
And the Liverpool star promised his colleague Abdo Diallo that he would take him to a nightclub, saying, "I will take you to Barramundi in Dakar, I am not a party-lover, but this time, Abdo and I will go there, we will celebrate and have fun."