Former Senegal coach Bruno Metsu, who passed away last Tuesday in France, was buried in Dakar on Monday in the presence of many local and international dignitaries.
Metsu converted to Islam while coaching the Teranga Lions between 2000 and 2002 and got married to a Senegalese Viviane Dieye, who revealed the coach had wished to be laid to rest in Dakar.
Wrapped in a national flag, the coffin of the man who led Senegal to the 2002 World Cup was laid to rest at the Muslim cemetery of Yoff in the presence of Head of State Macky Sall, who honoured the fallen hero with these words:
“We are here to honour the passing of a hero among heros of this nation,” Sall said. “We have lost a real Lion. Senegal was a country dear to his heart it is logical that he returns to rest here for eternity.”
Metsu last worked at Dubai’s outfit Al Wasl FC in 2012 before leaving to undergo treatments in France for colon, liver and lung cancers.
He died at his birthplace Coudekerque-Village in northern France and flown to Senegal for a state funeral.
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