Pape Diouf, a former sports journalist, legendary football agent and revered former president of Olympique de Marseille, Pape is the first coronavirus victim of Senegal. –#PapeDiouf , a former sports ...

The first African to be president of a top European football club, Marseille's Pape Diouf died at the age of 68 in his native Senegal, the West African country's first Covid-19-related death. Pioneer ...

The world of African football was plunged into mourning on March 31, following the news that Senegalese journalist-turned-agent Pape Diouf, the first black chairman of a club in a major European ...

Former French international Didier Deschamps (left) was appointed manager of Marseille under Diouf in 2009 Former Marseille president Pape Diouf has died aged 68 after contracting coronavirus, the ...

Former Marseille’s president, Pape Diouf, has died after contracting the new coronavirus, football club and a family source announced on Tuesday. He was 68. Confirming his death, Marseille, in a ...

Ed Dove is a writer and scout who has a deep and enduring passion for African sport, politics and literature. Instagram: @EddyDove22, Facebook: @EddyDoveAfrica The world of African football was ...

Pape Diouf, the former Marseille president, has tragically passed away after contracting coronavirus. The 68-year-old was being treated in hospital in Senegal. Diouf made history by becoming the first ...

Former Marseille president Pape Diouf has died at the age of 68 after contracting coronavirus, the French League has announced. It was earlier reported Diouf - who was president of Marseille between ...