The Senegalese was also and journalist and agent, and represented players such as Didier Drogba
Former Marseille president Pape Diouf has died at age 68 due to complications from Covid-19.
Diouf had been hospitalised in his native Senegal and was placed under respiratory assistance on Saturday after his illness became serious.
The Senegal native's relatives had hoped to transport him to France to receive further medical attention but he passed away before he was able to leave Dakar.
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Diouf served as president of Ligue 1 club Marseille between 2005 and 2009, before he was succeeded by Jean-Claude Dassier.