Bambali, Senegal
{{Short description|Place in Sédhiou Region, Senegal}}
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Bambali is a town in Sédhiou Region, Senegal, located about {{convert|15|km}} south-east of Sédhiou, on the banks of the Casamance River. In 2018, the population was 20,454.{{Cite web |title=SITUATION ECONOMIQUE ET SOCIALE RÉGIONALE EDITION SPECIALE 2017-2018 |url=https://www.ansd.sn/sites/default/files/2022-12/SES-Sedhiou-2017-2018_0.pdf |website=Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie (ANSD) |page=248 }}
History
Sadio Mané who is a footballer born in the town has helped by reinvesting and building new facilities such as a school in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://en.as.com/en/2019/10/17/soccer/1571297668_422970.html|title=Sadio Mané: "Why would I want 10 Ferraris? How would that help me or the world?"|publisher=sa.com|date=17 October 2019}} In March 2020, Mané donated £41,000 (${{Formatnum:{{To USD|41000|GBR|year=2020|r=0}}}}; €{{Formatnum:{{To EUR|41000|GBR|year=2020|r=0}}}}) to the national committee fighting COVID-19 in Senegal.{{cite web|url=https://www.bigissue.com/news/activism/all-the-things-afcon-winner-sadio-mane-has-done-for-charity/|title=All the amazing things Sadio Mané has done for charity|publisher=Big Issue|date=14 September 2022}} In 2021, he donated £500,000 (${{Formatnum:{{To USD|500000|GBR|r=0}}}}; €{{Formatnum:{{To EUR|500000|GBR|r=0}}}}) towards the construction of a hospital.{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/22/football/sadio-mane-funds-hometown-hospital-spt-intl/index.html|title=Sadio Mane donates $693,000 to fund hospital in his hometown in Senegal|publisher=CNN|date=22 June 2021}} In addition, he has also financed the building of a petrol station and a post office for his local community, supplying the school with free laptops and internet from the 4G internet service he financed in the village. In total, he has spent more than £700,000 (${{Formatnum:{{To USD|500000|GBR|r=0}}}}; €{{Formatnum:{{To EUR|500000|GBR|r=0}}}}) on these upgrades. In addition, he commissioned a €70-a-month stipend to each family in his 2,000-person hometown.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-21 |title=Mane uses fortune to fund hospitals and build schools - he's football's nice guy |url=https://talksport.com/football/1134288/sadio-mane-salary-village-charity-bayern-contract-liverpool/ |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=talkSPORT |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=H |first=Miqdad |title=Sadio Mane was born in a very small village in Senegal – we'll tell you more about our star's birthplace in 10 key things |url=https://tribuna.com/en/news/liverpoolfc-2021-01-19-sadio-mane-was-born-in-a-very-small-in-senegal-well-tell-you-more-about-our-stars-birthpl/ |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=Tribuna.com |language=en}} This is roughly equivalent to a month's wage for a Senegalese citizen on a minimum wage.{{Cite web |title=Senegal - Minimum wages 2022 {{!}} countryeconomy.com |url=https://countryeconomy.com/national-minimum-wage/senegal |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=countryeconomy.com |language=en}}
Notable people
Bambali is the hometown of Senegalese footballer Sadio Mané.{{Cite web |title=Sadio Mané de retour à Bambali, son village natal au Sénégal |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Article/Sadio-mane-le-prophete-de-bambali/1345710 |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=L'Équipe |language=fr}}{{Cite news |title=Mane left Liverpool 'for new challenge' |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/africa/62267535 |access-date=2023-03-26}}
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