Vasily BogdanovSport correspondentAll materialsOn Friday, the Red-Whites announced the signing of the first newcomer after the departure of Leonid Fedun from the club. The Moscow club signed a long-term contract with 27-year-old forward Keita Balde, who became the 19th representative of Senegal in the Russian Premier League. It cannot be said that all of his predecessors left a big mark in our championship, but the fans will surely recognize several of them. The correspondent recalled how other Senegalese football players played in Russia, including in Spartak. Kebe ran away from Tarasovka several times and threw himself at a partner with a knife. The first Senegalese player appeared in Spartak at the dawn of the millennium, under Andrey Chervichenko. Ibra Kebe, who is able to play on both flanks and in the center of defense, as well as in the support zone, was found by breeders in his homeland. At that time, a lot of Africans passed through the capital's club, most of whom did not stay in the team for a long time, but this newcomer lasted for three whole years. In total, the defender played 47 matches for Spartak and scored three goals, but the fans remembered him more for numerous violations of the regime. Later, he himself called this period of his career extremely difficult — mainly because of the manifestations of racism against him. Kebe did not want to return to the team after holidays or from the national team and was repeatedly late. In addition, he had more than once problems with documents (perhaps invented), because of which he could miss several weeks, or even months.
