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‘Terribly sad’: Senegal World Cup hero, Papa Bouba Diop, dies aged 42 – Fox Sports

Former Senegal midfielder Papa Bouba Diop has died at the age of 42 after a long illness, local media and the West African state’s football federation said on Sunday….

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Diop is best known in his native country for scoring the winning goal against then defending champions France in the group stages of the 2002 World Cup.
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The Senegalese squad went on to reach the quarter-finals of the tournament before they were knocked out by Turkey.
Diops club career included stints at French club Lens, Fulham, West Ham United and Birmingham City.
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