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Senegal World Cup hero Papa Bouba Diop dies at 42 – ESPN.co.uk
Former Senegal midfielder Papa Bouba Diop, who scored the winner to defeat World Cup holders France in the 2002 tournament, has died aged 42.
Former Senegal midfielder Papa Bouba Diop, who scored the winner to defeat World Cup holders France in the opening match of the 2002 tournament, has died aged 42.Sources told ESPN that the former Fulham and Portsmouth star had been diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease or motor neurone disease.Diop won 65 caps for Senegal between 2001 and 2008, and was a key figure in the side that reached the World Cup quarterfinals — one of only three African sides…
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