{"id":20570,"date":"2011-12-23T22:00:03","date_gmt":"2011-12-23T22:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/12\/diouf-signs-new-doncaster-deal\/"},"modified":"2011-12-23T22:00:03","modified_gmt":"2011-12-23T22:00:03","slug":"diouf-signs-new-doncaster-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/23\/diouf-signs-new-doncaster-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Diouf signs new Doncaster deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"7\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtnfootball.com\/content\/photo_1324667791664-1-0_280x208.jpg\" width=\"270\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span>Senegal international El-Hadji Diouf<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Senegal international El-Hadji Diouf signed a new 18-month deal with struggling Doncaster Rovers on Friday despite the club staring at relegation into the third tier of English football.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old Diouf, who was released by Blackburn last season, originally joined Rovers on a three-month deal at the end of October.<\/p>\n<p>But he will now stay at the Yorkshire club, who are second from bottom of the Championship, until the end of next season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s probably the best signing this club has ever made,&#8221; Rovers manager Dean Saunders told the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The way everybody has taken to him here, I think he&#8217;s happy. He&#8217;s probably got enough money, and just wants to be somewhere he&#8217;s valued. He&#8217;s signed a modest contract, a lot less than some of the players who are already here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Diouf, a two-time winner of the African Footballer of the Year award, previously played for Liverpool, Bolton, Sunderland and Rangers.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a92011 AFP<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Senegal international El-Hadji Diouf Senegal international El-Hadji Diouf signed a new 18-month deal with struggling Doncaster Rovers on Friday despite the club staring at relegation into the third tier of English football. The 30-year-old Diouf, who was released by Blackburn last season, originally joined Rovers on a three-month deal at the end of October. 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