"A final is meant to be won. I will be very happy to play my last Afcon final, to enjoy it and to make my country win."
"We're going to try to keep him with us a bit longer, because he still has some great years to give. I heard what he said and we'll see what he decides to do. But we really want him to stay with us for many more years."
"the best day of my life and the best trophy of my life"
Sadio Mané grew up in Bambali, Senegal, playing on red earth streets and watching Liverpool's 2005 Champions League comeback at age 13. He has since won the Champions League and Premier League with Liverpool and scored the winning penalty as Senegal lifted the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. A stadium in Sedhiou was named after him following that triumph. Mané has the chance to win a second Afcon title when Senegal face Morocco in Rabat. Now 33 and playing for Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia, Mané suggested this could be his last Afcon, while teammates aim to convince him to continue.
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