Liverpool’s Mané donates $50,000 to help Senegal fight coronavirus

Liverpool FC and Senegalese international Sadio Mané has donated $50,000 to help his country fight the COVID19 virus.

According to the Senego website, Mané donated 30 million CFA francs ($50,000) to Senegal’s National Medical Commission to fight the coronavirus.

The country has 27 cases of the virus to date, the site added.

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It noted that Mané has always contributed to charitable work in his village in Bambali, Senegal, through his charitable organisation.

The English Football Association suspended the Premier League until 4 April as a precautionary measure against the spread of the coronavirus.