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Mawade Wade

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Mawade Wade
Personal information
Date of birth (1928-03-28)28 March 1928
Place of birth Saint-Louis, Senegal
Date of death 14 September 2004(2004-09-14) (aged 76)
Place of death Saint-Louis, Senegal
Managerial career
Years Team
1950–1965 Réveil de Saint-Louis
1986–1989 Senegal

Mawade Wade (28 March 1928 – 14 September 2004) was a Senegalese football manager.

Career

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Following a career as a teacher, Wade moved into football, founding Réveil de Saint-Louis in 1950. Wade managed the club until 1965, becoming technical director of the Senegal national team the following year. In 1970, Wade joined the Confederation of African Football committee.[1]

During the late 1980s, Wade managed Senegal, taking charge of the team at the 1987 All-Africa Games and the 1988 Amílcar Cabral Cup.[2] In March 1990, Wade took up a seat at the Confederation of African Football's executive committee. Wade lost his position on the executive committee in March 1994, however was re-elected in 1998 and 2002.[3]

Personal life and death

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Politically, Wade identified himself as a leftist, an anti-imperialist and a pan-Africanist.[4]

On 11 August 2002, Wade suffered a stroke. On 14 September 2004, Wade died in his hometown of Saint-Louis.[3] Following his death, the Stade de Linguère was renamed to the Stade Mawade Wade.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Mawade WADE, le militant panafricaniste peu connu et oublié" (in French). Ndar Info. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Mawade Wade". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Le football perd Mawade Wade" (in French). Jeune Afrique. 20 September 2004. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Mawade Wade…le football dans le sang (par Majib Sène)" (in French). Xibaaru. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.