Senegal's coach has overcome family tragedy to revolutionise football in his country 🟢 Cisse was appointed coach of Senegal seven years ago to the surprise of many. “People were asking: ‘Why are you giving him the team? He has no experience’'
“I could give you the names of 10 teams that would all be able to represent Africa, and that top five is better than the bottom five of European teams. Think Senegal, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Nigeria, Ghana, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, South Africa,” Cisse told the American publication. “I don’t know, but we can’t keep going with a continent like Africa that represents so much for global soccer and only has five spots. We exist. We have great players.
Cisse was appointed coach of Senegal seven years ago to the surprise of many. “People were asking: ‘Why are you giving him the team? He has no experience.’ But I knew the expectations and the reality. I was captain of this team. Then I got my coaching diplomas. Then you need to build a team, a group, with motivated, patriotic players, who don’t fake it when it comes to bringing joy to their country.
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