The Senegal captain refused to raise a pint of beer at the club’s traditional Oktoberfest photo-shoot of Paulaner beer.
Even though he appeared a little embarrassed at the occasion, Mane took his place in the front row with the rest of the team wearing Lederhosen, the former Liverpool winger is a practising Muslim and does not consume alcohol.
On social media, Sadio, a former forward for Liverpool, has earned a lot of acclaim from supporters for upholding his religious beliefs and resisting pressure to hold a beer.
Mane’s religious convictions have already shown, as he politely requested Takumi Minamino to put a bottle of champagne down earlier this year when the two were toasting Liverpool’s victory over Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final.
Minamino instantly placed the bottle down at his teammate’s request, as directed by Sadio Mane, and the two continued to rejoice with the rest of the team.
A new signing to the team, a Moroccan and former player of Ajax FC, Noussair Mazraoui, also chose to pose without alcohol, like Mane, Mazraoui is a practising Muslim.
The new forward for Bayern has so far appeared in four Bundesliga games, scored four goals, and, most intriguingly, had five goals disallowed by VAR this season.
The captain of the side that won the 2021 AFCON showed true religious belief during a game when he mistakenly scored a goal with his hand and quickly informed the referee of the error before the VAR interfered, cancelling the goal.
As a footballer, he never ceases to astound from a religious standpoint. He delivered 150 packages to Liverpool FC employees, from the cleaning lady to the security officer, even after he left the club, everyone received a handwritten card, a chocolate with a picture of Sadio.
Before he left Liverpool, he had scored 111 goals in the Premier League, making him the second-highest scoring African player in the Premier League after his former team-mate Mohammed Salah.
