Mr. Diouf, who died of the coronavirus, was the first black president of Marseille, a notoriously difficult club to run. He was also a gifted orator and a defender of the club’s passionate fan base.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Pape Diouf, a former president of French soccer club Marseille, died Tuesday in Senegal after contracting the coronavirus. It was the West African country’s first ...

Former Olympique de Marseille President Pape Diouf has died after contracting coronavirus, according to the French Ligue 1 club. Diouf had been receiving treatment in his home country, Senegal, before ...

Former Marseille president Pape Diouf has died after contracting coronavirus. He was 68. The team announced the news Tuesday, calling Diouf, “one of the great architects in the club's history.” It is ...

Former Olympic Marseille president, Pape Diouf has died after contracting coronavirus. He was 68. Diouf, who became the first black president of a first-tier European club when he took the position at ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Pape Diouf, a former president of French soccer club Marseille, died Tuesday in Senegal after contracting the coronavirus. It was the West African country’s first ...

Former Olympique de Marseille president Pape Diouf has died aged 68 after contracting the coronavirus, the Ligue 1 club announced on Tuesday. March 31 (Reuters) - Former Olympique de Marseille ...

Former president of Olympic Marseille soccer club, Pape Diouf, poses after a press conference, in Marseille, southern France on Feburary 4, 2014. © AP Photo/Claude ...

March 31 (Reuters) - Former Olympique de Marseille president Pape Diouf has died aged 68 after contracting the coronavirus, the Ligue 1 club announced on Tuesday. "It is with great sadness that ...