Sadio Mane has long-established himself after basketball superstar Kobe Bryant inside the aftermath of his African Cup of Nations victory.
Liverpool striker made atonement for an early penalty mistake by means of scoring the figuring out spot-kick in the showpiece very last's shootout after neither Senegal nor Egypt ought to damage the stalemate after one hundred twenty mins of play.
Salah, Mane's Anfield teammate, turned into controversially disallowed the opportunity to take a penalty inside the exciting shootout victory for Senegal.
While Salah turned into sad, Mane gave the look to be relishing his achievement in an Instagram photo that bore an uncanny resemblance to a well-known photo of LA Lakers icon Bryant.
The picture depicted the Senegal hero as contemplative, with the AFCON trophy resting on his shoulder and his winners' medal proudly hanging round his neck.
The role turned into very much like one Bryant took at some point of the Lakers' 2001 NBA Finals victory in opposition to the Philadelphia 76ers.
Despite numerous parallels, with Mane glaringly in search of to breed the well-known photo, the two pictures did include incredible differences.
The Liverpool striker was visible topless in a bed, while Bryant become completely dressed and sat in a bath stall following the Lakers' victory.
