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“I dedicate this award to the youth of Senegal.”
Source: Speech on receiving the CAF African Player of the Year award, Rabat, 21 July 2022
Context Collecting his second CAF African Player of the Year award in Rabat, months after helping Senegal win its first Africa Cup of Nations, he dedicated it to his home country.
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