Sadio did not have an easy path to fame, he was born in the small village of Banbali in the south of Senegal.

His family was large and very poor, so his parents gave him under the care of his uncle.

In 2002, when the Senegalese national team reached the quarter-finals of the championship and defeated France on the way, Mane understood that football was his way.

So that he could go to one of the best academies in Senegal called Génération Foot
his family gave him all the money he could earn from farming.

During the first tests at the academy, he was ridiculed for the shoes and shorts he had to play because they were badly damaged.

However, when he showed what he could do, there was no doubt that this academy is the right place for him.

You can learn the whole story in the report below

Dear Mane, from torn shorts and shoes that were unfit to play, to winning in the Champions League, shows that everything is possible when you have big dreams and work hard!