Marseille Ex-President, Pape Diouf Dies Of Coronavirus
April 1, 2020
6:42 am
Mababa “Pape” Diouf, Senegalese journalist, and former president of French football club, Olympique de Marseille has died after contracting the deadly coronavirus.
Diouf was hospitalised in Senegal after contracting the virus. He became the country’s first COVID-19 fatality.
Announcing his death, the French club in a statement released on their Twitter account on Tuesday stated that “Olympique de Marseille learned with great sadness of the death of Pape Diouf.
”Pape will remain forever in the hearts of Marseillais as one of the great craftsmen of the history of the club.
