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title: "Liverpool: Fans laud Sadio Mane over comments about helping people in Senegal"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-fans-laud-sadio-mane-over-comments-about-helping-people-in-senegal/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Liam Togher"
section: "Liverpool Football Club"
published: "2019-10-15T19:45:59Z"
modified: "2019-10-15T19:45:59Z"
---

# Liverpool: Fans laud Sadio Mane over comments about helping people in Senegal

**Plenty of Liverpool fans have been rushing to laud Sadio Mane after comments he made about the importance of helping people living in poverty in his native Senegal.**

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Ghanaian media outlet [NsemWoha.com](https://www.nsemwoha.com/i-wont-use-my-money-to-buy-ferrari-i-will-help-my-people-sadio-mane-speaks/) reported quotes from the 27-year-old Liverpool forward \[[via Empire of the Kop](https://www.empireofthekop.com/2019/10/14/sadio-manes-latest-quotes-prove-hes-one-of-footballs-nicest-men/)\] in which he said: “Why would I want 10 Ferraris, 20 diamond watches, or two planes? What will these objects do for me and for the world?

“I was hungry, and I had to work in the field; I survived hard times, played football barefooted, I did not have an education and many other things, but today with what I win thanks to football, I can help my people.”

Mane, who earns £150,000 a week according to [This Is Anfield](https://www.thisisanfield.com/liverpool-fc-player-contracts-and-wages/), has previously made several philanthropic contributions around Liverpool and to communities in Africa.

According to [Empire of the Kop](https://www.empireofthekop.com/2019/10/14/sadio-manes-latest-quotes-prove-hes-one-of-footballs-nicest-men/), he has donated old Liverpool shirts to children in countries such as Malawi and has funded numerous projects, including schools and houses, in the Senegalese village where he grew up.

[Empire of the Kop](https://www.empireofthekop.com/2019/10/14/sadio-manes-latest-quotes-prove-hes-one-of-footballs-nicest-men/) added that he has helped with cleaning his local mosque in Liverpool and claimed that he makes other charitable and voluntary contributions which haven’t been publicised.

> “Why would I want 10 Ferraris, 20 watches or 2 planes? I survived hard times, played football bare-footed, did not have an education. Today I can help my people – build schools, stadiums and buy clothes & food. I prefer my people receive some of what life has given me” – Sadio. [pic.twitter.com/y2WnEVZV7V](https://t.co/y2WnEVZV7V)
>
> — Kloppholic (@Kloppholic) [October 14, 2019](https://twitter.com/Kloppholic/status/1183687255082315781?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Liverpool fan [@Kloppholic](https://twitter.com/kloppholic/status/1183687255082315781?s=21) on Twitter shared some of Mane’s quotes to followers, with plenty of Reds supporters tweeting to show their enormous respect and appreciation for the words and deeds of the Senegal international:

> Just when you thought you couldn’t love the guy anymore. He’s a class act on and off the pitch
>
> — Lee (@Leem81) [October 14, 2019](https://twitter.com/Leem81/status/1183873104055013376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> What a guy. Unbelievable the generosity he shows. He makes me want to be a better person
>
> — gordon o loughlin (@locky666) [October 14, 2019](https://twitter.com/locky666/status/1183834159699116032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Respect to such a decent human being
>
> — Forever\_LFC (@LFC\_NWA) [October 15, 2019](https://twitter.com/LFC_NWA/status/1183998860965957632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> “Celebrities” could learn a thing or 2 from Mane, such a humble human being and amazing footballer as well
>
> — faynts (@NabKeita) [October 14, 2019](https://twitter.com/NabKeita/status/1183690164104814594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> This is when you know where you came from. What a guy. Well done sadio. You lead while others follow. I’m proud of you.
>
> — Tram (@Tram25015503) [October 15, 2019](https://twitter.com/Tram25015503/status/1183984012089528320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> What a guy hard not to love this guy
>
> — Sean (@sean3648) [October 14, 2019](https://twitter.com/sean3648/status/1183693379651198977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***What have you made of Mane’s contribution to people in his homeland? Share your thoughts by commenting below.***