By: Alusine Rehme Wilson – (AR-WILSON)
Name: Mama Diop
Age: 25
Nationality: Senegalese
Club: ARRAS Club de France
Position: Midfielder/Striker
Senegalese Mama Diop began her
football journey in Senegal at a tender age of six years before she joined
Dorades De MBon in 2010 on free transfer. She later singed for Toulouse FC in
2015 before joining AS Saint Louisienne in 2017 where she had a successful
spell scoring 13 goals from sixteen games played to emerge highest goal scorer
of the 2018 Senegal Women’s league and left Toulouse FC comfortable above
relegation zone.
Diop’s improving performance attracted
France based second division side ARRAS Club to chase for her signature and
finally succeeds to win the winger’s mind and former club to complete her
transfer to the club in July 2018 where she is currently plying her
professional career.
“I’m happy to win the best player
award and for taking part in the WAFU A’ Women’s tournament just two years
after, I played against Ivory Coast in the WAFU B’. The exposure and
experiences from these competitions will help me and my Senegalese teammates to
step up against future opponents we will face in subsequent tournaments” she
told Northern Times.
The Senegalese international exhibited
brilliance and maturity for her side throughout the tournament with a player of
the match award against Guinea in a 1-0 win in their opener and Senegal beating
Mali 3-0 in the grand finale on Saturday (7th March 2020) to be
crowned champions of the WAFU A’ Women’s championship hosted in Sierra Leone.
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