| Mani Sapol | |
| Fullname: | Mani Sapol |
| Birth Date: | 5 June 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Lomé, Togo |
| Height: | 1.70NaN0 |
| Currentclub: | Dynamic Togolais |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2004–2006 |
| Youthclubs1: | Maranatha FC |
| Years1: | 2007 |
| Years2: | 2007–2011 |
| Years3: | 2012–2013 |
| Years4: | 2015–2016 |
| Years5: | 2017– |
| Clubs5: | Dynamic Togolais |
| Caps3: | 32 |
| Caps4: | 26 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2006–2007 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2008–2013 |
| Nationalteam2: | Togo |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Pcupdate: | 24 December 2016 |
| Ntupdate: | 14 June 2013 |
Mani Sapol (Arabic: سابول ماني; born 5 June 1991) is a Togolese football midfielder currently playing for Dynamic Togolais.
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 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.
Sapol was a victim of a serious car accident on 14 November 2009 in Togo. http://www.afriscoop.net/journal/spip.php?article816
Sapol is the brother of the footballer Mani Ougadja.[9]
| 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 | |
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 July 2010 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | ||
| 2 | 10 October 2010 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | ||