Chelsea’s £50million transfer target Kalidou Koulibaly paid Senegal’s entire £20,000 hotel bill after national side was almost thrown out of London hotel
KALIDOU KOULIBALY was forced to pay Senegal’s entire £20,000 hotel bill during a recent stay in London, according to reports in his homeland.
Senegal were in England for a friendly against Nigeria, which took place at The Hive Stadium in Barnet on March 23.
Kalidou Koulibaly is mobbed by Senegal fans and he had to help out his team-mates on a trip to LondonPA:Press Association
And L’Observateur report that they were on the verge of being thrown out for failure to pay up as the African country’s FA finds itself in dire financial difficulties.
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The £60million Chelsea target dipped into his pockets to save his national team’s embarrassmentEPAThe Napoli defender and Liverpool forward Sadio Mane are Senegal’s main starsGetty Images
However, they were bailed out by one of their biggest stars.
Koulibaly — along with agent, Djily Djeng — coughed up the five-figure sum to avoid the embarrassment of being thrown out.
The Napoli defender and Sadio Mane are Senegal’s main stars.
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The friendly at the Hive Stadium finished 1-1 in 2,013 fans..
Manchester City's Kelechi Iheanacho scored a late equaliser for Nigeria after Moussa Sow had earlier opened the scoring.
Arsenal's Alex Iwobi started the match, but Mane only made a late substitute appearance.
Senegal need a quick turnaround in their qualifying their campaign as they look to reach the World Cup in Russia — and now face a double header against group leaders, Burkina Faso.
Failure to make the finals would only deepen the country's financial crisis.
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