Senegal held a final tribute to PapeBouba Diop this Friday, December 4th. The former RC player in Lens, France, and the Senegalese national football team were promoted to the rank of Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion by Head of State Macky Sall and a football museum will bear his name.
with our correspondent in Dakar, Birahim Toure
The remains of the former football player are greeted with a funeral march. On the asphalt at Blaise Diagne de Diass International Airport, the atmosphere is meditation but also memories.
President Macky Sallse remembers. “We all remember the fantastic opening match of the World Cup on May 21, 2002 … After a breathtaking race of more than forty meters, PapeBouba scored the first goal in this edition … It was also Senegal’s very first goal in the World Cup! “
Torn from affection for those close to him, the former Racing Club de Lens left its mark on an entire generation of football players. El hadj Ousseynou Diouf, his teammate at the time, also praised him.
For service to the nation, the Senegalese president has decided to elevate the late player to the rank of Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion and the football museum, which is currently under construction, will be named after the late PapeBouba Diop.
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