Ex-Marseille president Pape Diouf dies from coronavirus

Former Marseille president Pape Diouf has died d 68 after contracting coronavirus, a family source told AFP.

Diouf, who was born in Ch but h French and Senegalese citizenship, led club between 2005-2009 and helped build side that lifted Ligue 1 title in 2010.

He was set to leave Dakar for Nice earlier on Tuesday to be treated for COVID-19 in France but plane never left Senegal.

Diouf was also a journalist and a football nt before taking over at Ste Velodrome.

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