DAKAR, May 8 (Reuters) – Jules Bocande, the former Senegal
international who topped the goal scoring table in 1986 while
playing for French club side Metz, died on Monday aged 53, the
Senegal Football Federation said in a statement.
His death following surgery in France for a heart complaint
comes days after the passing of Nigeria’s record scorer Rachidi
Yekini.
Bocande, as famous for his flowing locks as for his goals
for Senegal and Metz, was top scorer in Ligue 1 in 1986.
He also played at Paris St Germain, Nice and Racing Lens
after moving first from Senegal to Belgium in 1980.
He captained Senegal when they hosted the 1992 African
Nations Cup finals and was assistant to French coach Bruno Metsu
when Senegal reached the World Cup quarter-finals in 2002.
(Reporting by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Tom
Bartlett)
