Crystal Palace forward Jordan Ayew is sudden by the death of former Marseille President and Pape Diouf.
Diouf died after suffering from coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday night in Senegal, becoming the country's first COVID-19 fatality at the age of 68.
The Ghanaian took to twitter to express his grief following the death of the Senegalese.
"Absolutely heartbroken. Rest in Peace Pape Diouf - My uncle, father, grandfather & godfather. My mentor," he posted on Twitter after learning of the death of the former journalist.
"I can’t thank you enough for all you did for me, Andre, my father and my family. Today is one of the saddest days of my life to hear of your passing."
https://twitter.com/jordan_ayew9/status/1245157258150936580
Diouf who had French and Senegalese citizenship, led Marseille between 2005-2009 and helped build the side who lifted the Ligue 1 title in 2010.
He was also a journalist and football agent before taking over at the Stade Velodrome.
Moving to Marseille aged 18, he was set on a career in the military, but soon switched paths.
After studying at the prestigious Sciences Po in Paris, he worked at the La Marseillaise newspaper before becoming a football agent, most notably for Didier Drogba, who enthralled the Velodrome in 2003-04.
He later became president at Marseille in 2005. He left the French club in 2009 and was replaced by Jean-Claude Dassier.
source https://footballghana.com/crystal-palace-forward-jordan-ayew-sudden-by-death-of-former-marseille-president-pape-diouf
0 Comments