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Senegalese league has 32 clubs and up to 5,000 direct jobs

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The Senegalese Professional Football League has 32 teams and between 1,600 and 2,000 professional or trainee players, according to its president, Babacar Ndiaye. He estimates that the sector generates 3,000 to 5,000 direct jobs and that the League supplies 50 to 60% of national team players, in an interview with Seneweb.

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