{"id":21938,"date":"2011-12-27T08:16:02","date_gmt":"2011-12-27T08:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/12\/senegal-diouf-signs-new-doncaster-deal\/"},"modified":"2011-12-27T08:16:02","modified_gmt":"2011-12-27T08:16:02","slug":"senegal-diouf-signs-new-doncaster-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/27\/senegal-diouf-signs-new-doncaster-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Senegal: Diouf Signs New Doncaster Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rnw.nl\/africa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/rnw180.png\" alt=\"Radio Netherlands Worldwide (Hilversum)\" title=\"Visit Radio Netherlands Worldwide (Hilversum)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>23 December 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\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. 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