Sadio Mané was 7 years old when his father died in Bambali, a village in southern Senegal without a single medical center nearby. That void stayed with him forever.
Years later, having become one of the biggest stars in African football, Mané had the means to buy mansions, luxury cars, and diamond watches like many of his colleagues.
He chose something else; he built the first hospital in his village, with consulting rooms and a maternity ward. He built a free secondary school and sent computers to the students. He added a gas station, a post office, and to this day donates monthly to families in the region.
He still uses a phone with a cracked screen despite having millions in the bank. For him, true success is not measured in luxuries, but in what his community no longer has to suffer.