'Funny looking' Sadio Mane statue causes stir on social media

2022 African Footballer of the Year, Sadio Mane is currently enjoying life with Bayern Munich after leading the Germain giants to book a place in the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League.

Sadio Mane has been in the trends almost every week but the conversation about him today is not about what he is doing for Bayern Munich

Read full articlebut because of a statue that has been raised in his honour.

Mane trending after a statue of him designed and built by a Senegalese artist in the player's hometown of Bambali hit the internet.

While some are praising the artist for the effort he put in to honor his countryman who is a global football icon, others believe that statue is not a good representation of Mane's look.

The statue of Sadio Mane was designed with the player wearing the Senegalese national team jersey doing one of his trademarks celebration when he scores.

Here are some of the reactions that met the picture of the Sadio Mane statue:

A Fan Made This Wooden Statue For Sadio Mane

He did his best mmom????????????????????#djqwequpromos https://t.co/YVMxPi5Q3h

— Djqwequ (@djqwequ) November 1, 2022

The statue is scared that it's a statue of Sadio Mane https://t.co/wArlzQU24K

— Savage  (@keed__savage) November 1, 2022

The statue of Sadio Mane, the African player of the year. Was it done by Rasta? pic.twitter.com/gje8tn7NL6

— Hector (@HectorMarimo) November 1, 2022

The statue of Sadio Mane is said to be unveiled in Ghana ????????.

Seriously, who are these fake sculptors?
????????#iweb3 #wormhole3 #steem

— Bolt-Bong (@bongbogu) November 1, 2022

This looks more like Sadio NO MANE than Sadio Mane.

Fans of the player are not happy with the Senegalese artist responsible for Mane’s statue.

Mane helped Senegal win their first AFCON title in Cameroon this year.#sadiomane https://t.co/zqv5hZ6HCI

— Newspremises (@News_premises) November 1, 2022

Right.... How embarrassing for Sadio Mané.. I hope that this statue wasn't gifted to him... he'd be horrified ...

— Desiree_Laverne (@Desiree_Laverne) November 2, 2022

Football Star, Sadio Mane's statue to be unveiled after a Senegalese artist decided to honour him with a wooden statue.

(Source: PanAfricanDailyTV) pic.twitter.com/7tfEIVE5dI

— Smartfield BV (@FieldMutwale1) November 2, 2022

Sadio Mane wooden statue in senegal ???????????? pic.twitter.com/FAfKGJQDw5

— stranger (@kingsaliba12) November 1, 2022

???????? A statue of football icon Sadio Mané has got social media talking after a Senegalese artist decided to honour him with a wooden statue.

✅The statue is meant to depict Mané, a child of Bambali wrapped up in his country's national jersey. pic.twitter.com/nBXCwvjxiA

— G.insua (@insua00) November 1, 2022