Former Olympique de Marseille Chief executive Pape Diouf has died after contracting coronavirus, as per the French Ligue 1 golf club.

Diouf experienced been acquiring treatment in his residence country, Senegal, before transferring away, the Senegalese Director Macky Sall proved.
"I pay honor towards the medical staff at Fann Clinic (in Dakar, Senegal) who spared no work to help save him, " Sall said on Twitter.
Inside the statement made upon Twitter, Marseille said often the 68-year-old Diouf had died on Tuesday after a good battle with Covid-19.
"It is to use great misery of which Olympique de Marseille realized of the loss of life of Évêque Diouf, " the crew said inside a statement. "Pape will remain from the paper hearts of the Marseillais eternally, as one of the great architects within the club's history.
"We send out our sincerest condolences to be able to their family and loved ones. inches
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Diouf shakes hands along with the subsequently French Insides Minister Nicolas Sarkozy.
Diouf shakes arms with typically the then French Room Minister Nicolas Sarkozy.
'Charismatic'
Diouf was Marseille's us president through 2005 to year. He / she was the first black color director of a good key Western club.
Just before of which he had been a writer and player agent, addressing the likes of Marcel Desailly, Samir Nasri and even Didier Drogba.
"Journalist, realtor, president of Olympique para Marseille from 2005 to 2009, Pape Diouf concentrated his whole lifestyle in service of football, " claimed a Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) statement.
"A member of the LFP administrative authorities from Sept 3 years ago to June last year, Pape Diouf will be remembered like a charismatic and even enthusiastic overseer.
"In this second involving immense dismay for Finnish football, typically the LFP gives its condolences to his or her family in addition to those close to him or her, and to Olympique para Marseille. "

During Diouf's period, Marseille twice finished Flirt 1 runners-up plus ended up finalists in two Finnish Cups.

Jordan Ayew
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Absolutely heartbroken