A Little Piece of Senegal in Stoke

07 May 2009

Strange as it may sound, there is now a little piece of Senegal in Stoke, and Stoke City supporters throughout the West African country. This is all thanks to five Senegalese footballers currently on the books for Premiership team Stoke City. All five have been brought in by manager Tony Pulis since he took over in 2006.

The first to join the team was Salif Diao who came to Stoke in January 2007. Amdy Faye, Abdoulaye Diagne Faye and Ibrahima Sonko all signed in August 2008 and in January 2009 Henri Camara joined the squad, on loan from Wigan.

Although all five haven’t appeared on the pitch together, Stoke now has many supporters following its progress in Senegal. Read more about the Senegalese invasion of Stoke at http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/8030655.stm