Sadio Mane donates £41,000 to Senegal for fight against coronavirus

2019 African Player of the Year, Sadio Mane has donated the sum of 30 million FCFA - around 45,000 euros (£41,000) - to aid Senegal's fight against coronavirus.

According to his agent, the player decided to make the donation "spontaneously when he saw the evolution of the situation" with the increase of Covid-19.\

Mane also shared a video on social media where he asked his compatriots to take coronavirus "extremely seriously", urging all to apply "disinfect or wash your hands for at least 30 seconds".

Senegal has a total of 27 confirmed cases of coronavirus, but two of them have returned to health, according to the Ministry of Health.

Flights between Senegal and several countries in Europe (France, Belgium, Spain, Portugal and Italy) and in Northern Africa (Algeria, Tunisia) have been suspended, according to Senegalese officials' announcement on Monday.