Mané: I wrote my story, and I was the one who convinced the players to continue the match
Senegalese national team star Sadio Mané expressed his happiness after winning the Africa Cup of Nations against the Moroccan team with a goal to nil, in extra time after the original time ended goalless.
Mané said after the final match: "It was not easy, I am grateful and thank God for everything, and today is very important to me, I have some mixed feelings, I wrote my story on the African continent."
Regarding the players' and coach's decision to withdraw from the match: "I did not understand the team's decision not to continue the match due to the awarding of a penalty to Morocco, I do not care about all that, because we have to play, and it is crazy that this happened because the whole world was watching us. I spoke with the coach and told him we have to play, and I also received advice to complete the match."
About whether this was his last match with the national team: "I will try to play in the 2026 World Cup, then I will see what happens..."
He concluded about the secret of his outstanding performance in the tournament despite his age: "The Saudi league is very competitive, I play at a good level and always work hard, and this is proof that the Saudi league is one of the best in the world."
Mané said after the final match: "It was not easy, I am grateful and thank God for everything, and today is very important to me, I have some mixed feelings, I wrote my story on the African continent."
Regarding the players' and coach's decision to withdraw from the match: "I did not understand the team's decision not to continue the match due to the awarding of a penalty to Morocco, I do not care about all that, because we have to play, and it is crazy that this happened because the whole world was watching us. I spoke with the coach and told him we have to play, and I also received advice to complete the match."
About whether this was his last match with the national team: "I will try to play in the 2026 World Cup, then I will see what happens..."
He concluded about the secret of his outstanding performance in the tournament despite his age: "The Saudi league is very competitive, I play at a good level and always work hard, and this is proof that the Saudi league is one of the best in the world."