Mani Sapol

Mani Sapol (Arabic: سابول ماني; born 5 June 1991) is a Togolese football midfielder currently playing for Dynamic Togolais.

Mani Sapol

Personal information
Full name	Mani Sapol
Date of birth	(1991-06-05) 5 June 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Lomé, Togo
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Dynamic Togolais
Youth career
2004–2006	Maranatha FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007	Maranatha FC
2007–2011	Al-Ittihad SCSC
2012–2013	CA Batna	32	(1)
2015–2016	Dacia Chișinău	26	(0)
2017–	Dynamic Togolais
International career‡
2006–2007	Togo U-17	6	(1)
2008–2013	Togo	13	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 December 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 June 2013

Career

Club

In 2007 Sapol was voted by the English magazine World Soccer as the 30th "Most Exciting Teen Footballer" in 2007.^[1]

Sapol began his career in the youth from Maranatha FC,^[2] before in 2007 transferred to Maranatha F.C., a Fiokpo based club, there he played for two years before being sold to Al-Ittihad from Tripoli.^[3] The Togolese young prodigy is currently overseen by PSG and Monaco, the club Ittihad have already rejected initials offers from both French teams.

On 3 January 2010 Sapol scored the winner in a 1–0 victory over Al-Ahli Tripoli, Al-Ittihad's major rivals in the Libyan Premier League.^[4] On 2 January 2012 Sapol signed for Algerian club CA Batna. On 28 January 2012 he made his debut for the club as a starter in a league game against MC Saïda.^[5]

In April 2015, after nearly two years without a club, Sapol signed for FC Dacia Chișinău in the Moldovan National Division, on a two-year contract taking affect from May 2015.^[6]

He returned to Togo in the summer 2017, signing for Dynamic Togolais. He was selected as player of the month of the Togolese Championnat National in December 2017.^[7]

International

International A at only 16 years, he participated in a tournament with players such Adébayor, Essien and Muntari. He is a genius of dribbling and passing. He played FIFA U17 Worldcup in Korea in 2007.^[8]

Sapol announced his arrival in Korea with a sharp turn and stunning drive into the bottom corner in Togo's opener against Costa Rica. This industrious midfielder can make as well as score goals; he gets from box to box, and is as happy breaking up play as he is good at initiating it. Sapol had a magnificent tournament. He has played his first game for the Les Eperviers on 11 October 2008 against Swaziland.^{[citation needed]}

Sapol was a victim of a serious car accident on 14 November 2009 in Togo. ^[usurped]

Personal life

Sapol is the brother of the footballer Mani Ougadja.^[9]

Career statistics

International

Togo
Year	Apps	Goals
2008	1	0
2009	1	0
2010	5	2
2011	1	0
2012	3	0
2013	2	0
Total	13	2

Statistics accurate as of match played 14 June 2013^[10]

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	1 July 2010	Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena, Chad	Chad	1-1	2-2	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2	10 October 2010	Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo	Tunisia	1-1	1-2	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Al-Ittihad SCSC

• Libyan Premier League: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
• Libyan Cup: 2009
• Libyan League Cup: 2008–09
• Libyan Super Cup: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Individual

• Togolese Young Player of the Year 2007
• Libyan Premier League Young Player of The Year 2007-08