Sadio Mane has joined the Senegal team ahead of their game against RwandaThe Al-Nassr star spent time with fans of the national teamSenegal have qualified for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast
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Al-Nassr star, Sadio Mane has returned home to join the Senegalese national team for their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Rwanda.
The 31-year-old was met at the team hotel by fans of the Teranga Lions as the team began preparations ahead of Saturday’s game.
Sadio Mane has shared a heartwarming moment with a Senegalese fan ahead of their game against Rwanda. Credit: @FSFSource: Twitter
The African champions have already sealed their spot at next year’s tournament in Ivory Coast and will engage Rwanda in the final game of Group L, as reported by the BBC.
In a video shared on social media, a fan who was struggling to get a photo with the ex-Liverpool star was allowed to have his moment with Mane.
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The 2022 African Player of the Year requested the fan take the photo with him despite resistance from security personnel.
Mane left Bayern Munich to join Al-Nassr in the summer transfer window and has since become a fan favourite in Saudi Arabia.
Mane, alongside Cristiano Ronaldo, helped the Knights of Najd to win the Arab Club Cup championship after they beat Al-Hilal in the final.
The duo have contributed eleven goals in the league as Al-Nassr bounced back from a slow start.
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Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Mane was in sensational form for Al-Nassr in their heavy win against Al-Hazm in the Saudi Pro League on Saturday night.
The 31-year-old crowned a magnificent performance with a goal as Al-Nassr strolled to a 5-1 victory on the road.
Mane also had a goal ruled out by the Video Assistant Referee following a foul in the box against the visitors.
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Mane’s stunning goal against Al-Hazm
Mane scored for the third game running as Al-Nassr strolled to victory against A-Hazm in the Saudi Pro League on Saturday night.
The ever-lively Mane was a menace throughout the game as his outstanding performance was crowned with a stunner as the Knights of Najd took a 5-1 lead.
In a video shared on social media, Mane brilliantly curled home from the edge of the box to continue his terrific run of form in the league.
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Sadio Mane will feature as Senegal take on Rwanda in a dead-rubber AFCON qualifierThe Al-Nassr superstar will have 15-year-old Amara Diouf as his teammate during the encounterDiouf was invited to the national team after leading Senegal to the U-17 AFCON title
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Al-Nassr forward, Sadio Mane has returned home as Senegal prepare for their forthcoming Africa Cup of Nations fixture against Rwanda.
The former Liverpool striker will feature alongside 15-year-old Amara Diouf, who earned his first-ever call-up to the national team.
Diouf, who turned 15 in June, is the shock inclusion in the squad that will also take on the Desert Foxes of Algeria in an international friendly.
Sadio Mane will play alongside 15-year-old Amara Diouf, who has been invited to the Senegalese senior national team. Photo: Billel BensalemSource: Getty Images
The youngster, who plays for local club Generation Foot, was outstanding as the Lions of Teranga claimed the CAF U-17 title earlier, Daily Star reports.
He captained the side to the tournament and featured in all their matches, completing the full 90 minutes.
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Diouf has now been rewarded with a national team call-up and will join up with the likes of Mane, Nicolas Jackson, Kalidou Koulibaly, and Edouard Mendy.
Senegal have already picked up their ticket to the 2023 AFCON tournament, which starts in Ivory Coast on January 13.
Mane is already on 97 caps for his nation and could hit the 100-game landmark before kick-off of the continental showpiece.
Recall that Mane dumped Bayern Munich this summer to join Cristiano Ronaldo at Al-Nassr, completing a £24million move.
He ended his Bayern Munich nightmare – where he scored just seven Bundesliga goals – and pocketed £650,000 per week in the process.
Mane dons Senegalese wristwatch
Sports Brief earlier reported that Sadio Mane keeps putting his country on the world map with his simple and patriotic lifestyle.
A few days after his multi-million dollar move to Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia, the highest-paid African player at the moment was spotted rocking a Senegalese-made watch before the game against Al-Shorta in the Arab Club Champions Cup.
The homemade watch, designed by the Gainde collection, had symbols of Senegalese culture encrypted around it.