Mana reveals: "I wanted to sign a special death clause in the Senegal team"

The Senegalese star experienced a concussion in the quarterfinals of the African Championship and to play in the quarter-finals he revealed: "I wanted to sign a contract according to which if I die, all the blame will be placed on me. Liverpool pressed me not to play"

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08/07/2022

Friday, 08 July 2022, 13:31 Updated: 13:37

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Sadio Mana is experiencing a dream season.

Although he ended up with a sour taste when his Liverpool lost the championship match to Manchester City and also in the Champions League final against Real Madrid, he led Senegal to win the African Championship after a victory in the final over Egypt, starring his Liverpool teammate Muhammad Salah.

But now he reveals something dramatic that happened during the championship that made him make an unusual move.

It turns out that during Senegal’s quarter-final match against Cape Verde, Mana collided with the opposing goalkeeper and was forced to replace after suffering a concussion.

Liverpool insisted the player be given five days off following the incident, but Mane insisted on playing in the quarter-finals and in an interview in France he revealed: "I was injured against Cape Verde. I suffered a concussion and did not talk about it that day. Rest, which means I will be absent from the quarterfinals.

Our doctor also asked me not to play because of it. "

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But Mana did not give up.

He called the chairman of the association and claimed that he had agreed to "give his life for the team"

. To win the tournament: "I said I know I should not play but let me sign a contract.

All responsibility will be on me, I will sign.

If I die, they will claim it is my fault and present the contract.

But they told me I could not play.

"" Around 2 at night I told the coach that I knew he was afraid to share me.

I wrote a letter saying I play by choice in case I die or whatever happens.

Everyone was tense.

I did not sign a document, but in the end the doctor said 'let me do a test on the morning of the game' ".

"In the morning we did another test. We sent her to the Football Association of Africa. They checked her with their doctor. There was no abnormal finding and our doctor said, 'Okay, you can play.' Thank God it was like that and nothing happened to me."

Now, Mana is preparing for the next chapter of his career after leaving Liverpool after six seasons and signing for Bayern Munich.

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