Décès de Youssouf Diouf : Les témoignages de son ex-entraîneur Ansou Diadhiou
Senegalese football is in mourning following the death on Sunday of AS Saloum player Youssouf Diouf. The young striker, who joined the Saloum-Saloum club during the last transfer window, passed away after collapsing during the match between his team and Amitié FC (0-0) at the Lamine Gueye Stadium in Kaolack.
This tragedy has deeply shaken those involved in Senegalese football, particularly Ansou Diadhiou, coach of Stade de Mbour. The Ziguinchor-born coach, who mentored the player in the youth ranks at ASC Ascabs and later at Casa Sports, remembers him as an exemplary, passionate, and talented young man.
"He was a young boy I knew well because we are from the same neighborhood. I was his coach at the football school, in the Navétanes, then at Casa Sports in the junior category. He was a very decent and very serious young man," he testified emotionally.
The coach recounts learning the sad news after the end of the Linguère/Stade de Mbour match (2-2): "It was after our match in Saint-Louis, while getting on the bus, that I learned of his death. I was deeply shocked."
According to him, Youssouf Diouf had great ambitions. "He loved football very much. He had just joined AS Saloum during the February transfer window to revive his career. In fact, it was his first match with Saloum," he said.
Ansou Diadhiou also emphasizes the young striker's potential: "He was one of the most talented players of his generation. This year, he played in the Navétane final with the ASC from our neighborhood. In the semi-final, he scored a superb goal."
Nine months after the death of US Ouakam captain Fadiouf Ndiaye, the sudden passing of Youssouf Diouf has once again dealt a devastating blow to Senegalese football.
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