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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Phil Blanche

Sadio Mane explains why he stopped Senegal’s Afcon final protest

The Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) final was plunged into disarray on Sunday as Senegal’s players staged a walk-off protest, only to be persuaded back onto the pitch by former Liverpool forward Sadio Mane, who later declared it would have been "crazy" to abandon the game and damage African football's reputation.

The dramatic scenes unfolded in Rabat during the eighth minute of stoppage time, with the score still goalless.

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