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Coronavirus: Abedi Pele pays tribute to Pape Diouf

The father of the Ayew Brothers offered his condolences to the deceased Senegalese football administrator

Three-time African Footballer of the Year Abedi Pele has released a statement paying tribute to Pape Diouf.

The Senegalese - who was president of Marseille for four years - died from complications of coronavirus in Dakar on Tuesday.

It was under Diouf's leadership that his sons, Andre and Jordan Ayew, began their senior football careers.

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They are presently on the books of Swansea City and Crystal Palace respectively.

"There is no amount of words to describe Pape Diouf.