A Future Champion: Pape Socé Prepares for Greatness

Here are some pictures that show you the life and training of an up-and-coming wrestler in Senegal, Pape Socé. His name indicates his pride in his ethnic group, the Socé, also know as Mandinka.

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Like most young wrestlers, Pape Socé began his career at a young age by fighting in local tournaments. Here is a young Pape with the man he would later work with, Modou Lo.

Pape Socé is wearing the traditional wrestling attire called a "njemb."

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