Senegalese footballer (1977)
Mohammed Manga[1] (born Richard Manga,[2] 30 March 1977) is a former Senegalese football player.
Career
The striker was born in Dakar, and started his career with Jeunesse amicale de Fass,[2] before he signed at the end of the year 1993 with AS Douanes (Dakar).[2] He started his senior career with the Dakar-based club under his birth name Richard Manga in 1994.[2] Only a year later he left his club Douanes and signed with Tunisian side AS Djerba.[2] He received the award for the best Goalscorer and moved in 1996 to League rival CS Hammam-Lif.[2] He played the next two years with Hammam-Lif,[2] before signing in 1998 in Saudi Arabia for Al-Ahli Jeddah.[2] After a year in Jeddah he left the club and signed for Saudi Arabian second league side Sdoos Club.[2] In 2003 he signed for Saudi Premier League club Al Shabab Riyadh and was the top scorer of the 2003/2004 Saudi League with 15 goals.[3] After two years with Al Shabab FC Riyadh, he signed for Al Shabab Al Arabi Club in Dubai.[4] In early 2007 he moved to Romania and signed for Politehnica Iaşi.[5] He played for the club until summer 2007 and moved to Morocco to sign for Difaâ El Jadidi.[6]
Personal life
Richard Manga converted in 2002 to Islam[2] and changed his name from Richard Manga, to Mohamed Bachir.[2] He played the last years of his career as Mohammad Bachir Manga.[2]
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