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Dembélé stays true to his roots: €100,000 for Wally Diantang

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French international Ousmane Dembélé, forward for Paris Saint-Germain, made headlines far from the pitch by donating €100,000 to the village of Wally Diantang, located in the Gorgol region in southern Mauritania, the birthplace of his mother's family.

The donation was delivered by his uncle, Sileye Dembélé, as revealed by Mauritanian journalist Lassana Camara. The gesture sparked a wave of emotion among the villagers, who see it as a genuine sign of the player's strong bond with his family roots and his commitment to supporting his community of origin.

Additionally, Ousmane Dembélé has received an official invitation from the president of the Mauritanian Football Federation, Ahmed Yahya, to visit Mauritania. The visit is expected to include initiatives aimed at developing local football, particularly in Nouakchott.

Dembélé stays true to his roots: €100,000 for Wally Diantang

In a post on platform (X), Lassana Camara wrote:

It’s worth noting that Dembélé is of Malian descent on his father’s side and Mauritanian-Senegalese on his mother’s side, Fatimata Dembélé, who once declared that the Ballon d’Or "is not just her son’s, but all of Africa’s," highlighting the symbolic significance of this achievement.