Tag: Sénégal
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Football – Senegal: At the heart of local football’s ills
Senegal has always had an antagonism, even a paradox, between its national team, which has always performed well, and its league, which, with the exception of JA’s 1998 and 2004 campaigns, has been a shambles in African competitions. The local league is struggling to develop for a number of reasons. Senegal is emerging from a…
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Génération Foot and Diambars: The locomotives of Senegalese international soccer
Senegal is coming off a 2023 season in which it won the senior, cadet and junior AFCONs, as well as the CHAN. What all these teams have in common is that their backbone is made up of players trained mainly in training centers or other academies. The bulk of the squad is trained at Génération…
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Glasgow Rangers: Sima on fire in Scotland
Abdallah Sima, who arrived in Scotland on July 1, is like a fish in water in the Glasgow Rangers squad. The team’s directors may even make an offer to Brighton, his home club. Abdallah Sima performs with every game for Rangers He certainly didn’t expect such a debut in the Scottish Premier League. On leaving…
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AFCON 2023 – Senegal: Mory Diaw vs Edouard Mendy is there really a match?
FIFA Best Goalkeeper 2021, Edouard Mendy has been experiencing a real setback over the last year and a half. Transferred this summer to Al Ahli in Saudi Arabia, the former Chelsea goalkeeper now has to contend with the rise of Mory Diaw in the Senegal national team. Can the Clermont goalkeeper push Aliou Cissé to…
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Football – Senegal: League firmly tackles mystical practices
The Ligue sénégalaise de soccer professionnel (Senegalese Professional Football League) has carried out the draw to determine the Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 fixtures for the 2023-2024 season. To mark the occasion, the authority revealed the strong measures taken against mystical practices, with sanctions ranging from the withdrawal of points to defeat on the green…
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Senegal vs Algeria -Sadio Mané: “I was angry because I wanted to win”
Angry throughout the match against Algeria (0-1), Sadio Mané admits to our microphone his nervousness, justifying it by his love of winning. Senegal lost their first home match since 2012 on Tuesday, September 12. The loss to Algeria (0-1) was hard to digest for the national team players, especially star player Sadio Mané. During the…
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CAF Interclub: Why Senegalese clubs don’t win competitions
The 2nd qualifying round of the African Club Cup kicks off on September 15. After the elimination of Génération Foot in the Champions League and Casa Sports in the CAF Cup, there will be no Senegalese clubs taking part. This umpteenth failure on the part of Senegalese clubs is the result of a precarious environment…
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Senegal – Aliou Cissé: “We’re not chasing any player”.
Aliou Cissé was in front of the press on Friday September 1st. The Senegalese coach raised several points, including the cases of Habib Diarra and Andy Diouf, who chose France over Senegal. Senegal coach Aliou Cissé faced the press on Friday, September 1. The coach released a list of 25 players for the Lions’ friendly…
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2023 AFCON (Q) – Senegal’s list: New faces and disappointments in sight
Lamine Camara, Habib Diarra, Sofiane Diop and Andy Diouf, all rumored to be on the verge of joining the squad for the upcoming international break, will not all feature in Aliou Cissé’s squad.While it’s taken for granted that Messinois will be celebrating his first call-up, midfielders from Nice and Lens will not be part of…
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Chelsea: Nicolas Jackson wanted to join a top European club before the Blues
After arriving at Chelsea this summer, Nicolas Jackson is making his mark on the front line. Following his two goals in the build-up to the game, the Senegalese striker opened his Premier League account against Luton Town (3-0) on Friday August 25. A convincing debut that has delighted his coach, Mauricio Pochettino. The Argentinian technician…