Senegal's surfing star Omar Seye,

20 August 2015 Last updated at 00:49 BST

The sport of surfing may not be the first that comes to mind when you think of Senegal, but one man is hoping that is going to change.

Oumar Seye took up surfing in the late nineties thanks to a tourist and he has never looked back.

He told BBC News his story as he took to the waves.