Sadio Mané

Mané later led Senegal to a third AFCON final in 2025, once again being named the tournament's best player.

He represented Senegal at the 2012 Olympics, as well as the 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023 and 2025 editions of the Africa Cup of Nations.

Mané finished fourth and second in the 2019 and 2022 editions of the Ballon d'Or, respectively; and in The Best FIFA Men's Player he ranked fifth in 2019 and fourth in 2020.

In the 2021 final, Mané scored the winning kick in the penalty shoot-out to give Senegal their first Africa Cup of Nations title and he was also named the Player of the tournament.

In October 2021, he scored his 100th Premier League goal, becoming the third African to reach the landmark.

Having formed a formidable attacking trio with Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino after the departure of prolific midfielder Philippe Coutinho, he helped the side reach back-to-back UEFA Champions League finals in 2018 and 2019, winning the latter.

Mané then helped end Liverpool's 30-year league title drought by winning the 2019–20 Premier League.

He also finished as the league's joint-top goalscorer in the 2018–19 season, winning the Premier League Golden Boot.

Mané also represented his nation at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, in its second-ever appearance in the competition.

Mané signed for fellow Premier League club Liverpool in 2016, for a reported fee of £34 million, making him the most expensive African player in history at that time.

There, he set a new Premier League record for the fastest hat-trick, scored in 176 seconds in a 6–1 win over Aston Villa in 2015.

At international level, Mané has registered 53 goals in 126 appearances for Senegal since his debut in 2012, and currently ranks as his nation's all-time top goalscorer, and second in all-time appearances.