Although Sadio Mane is currently the most prominent player in the Premier League, very few people are aware of the challenging path that this player took to begin his career in football.

During an interview with France Football magazine, Mane discussed the challenging path that lead him to a career in football. He once ran away from home without a single penny in his pocket, which is one of his adventures.

All of the preparations needed to be done, and I was aware that I did not have any money in my pocket. In the beginning of the story, Mane said, “At dusk, I hid under the tall grass in front of the house. I put things in my pocket that I thought would help me adjust to leaving home.”

In addition, I did not even bother to take a shower the following morning; I just brushed my teeth at around six o’clock. Except for my closest friend, I did not inform anyone of my departure. I walked for a considerable amount of time in order to borrow my phone number. The Senegalese striker continued by saying that he had the funds to catch the bus to Dakar.

When I arrived, I was greeted by a family that I had never met before. Almost immediately, I showed up for the examinations, and the team decided to accept me. While everything was going on, my parents searched every possible location for me. Their assumption was that he was a buddy of mine. My parents were aware of my location and compelled him to make his voice heard. At the insistence of both my parents and his parents, he was compelled to make his voice heard.

Following that, my parents arrived and requested that I return to my house. Mane concludes his account of his experience of running away from home by saying, “I felt embarrassed if I had to go back, so I only agreed to go back once my parents let me try my luck at soccer when the school year ended.”

According to what his parents had promised, they gave Mane the opportunity to test his luck, and this is what he found out: “Approximately two hundred or three hundred boys participated in the selection.” My attire was the reason of everything getting off to a terrible start. People laughed at me because I did not have the appearance of a soccer player. The pants I wore did not have the appearance of being soccer shorts. Strings were used to repair the holes in both sides of my shoes, which were destroyed.

Of all, one’s physical appearance has absolutely nothing to do with one’s level of talent. In the realm of football, Mane is currently regarded as the very best player in the world.