Mane would trade in Champions League glory for Cup of Nations trophy

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Africa Cup of Nations 2019 - Group C - Senegal v Tanzania - 30 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt - June 23, 2019 Senegal's Sadio Mane sits on the bench during the match REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

CAIRO (Reuters) - Sadio Mane would be prepared to swap his Champions League success with Liverpool for an Africa Cup of Nations medal with Senegal, he said as he readied for his first game at the tournament in Egypt.

"To win for my country, which has never won a Cup of Nations, would be magnificent. I am even ready to trade in my Champions League success to win the Africa Cup of Nations," Mane told France Football in an interview published on Tuesday.