Senegal will be without the duo of Malick Diouf and Habib Diarra for their upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifying fixtures against Sudan and Togo this month, Afrosport reports. Slavia Prague defender Diouf will be sidelined for at least three weeks, having sustained an injury in their match against rivals Sparta Prague on Saturday, 8 March. The 20-year-old has reportedly suffered a fractured fibula following a dangerous...
England are set to play Senegal in an international friendly at the City Ground in June, Afrosport reports. According to The Athletic, the Football Association has invited the Teranga Lions to be the opposition for the post-season match that will give new manager Thomas Tuchel the opportunity to learn more about the players he has inherited from Gareth Southgate. If all the details are finalised, the...
Senegal has parted ways with head coach Aliou Cisse, bringing an end to his nine and a half year tenure overseeing the Teranga Lions, Afrosport reports. The 48-year-old former Senegal international, who played 35 times for the West Africans, led them to a triumphant outing at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), the country’s first continental title. Cisse, whose contract with the Teranga Lions ended in August,...
Matchday two of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers continued on Monday as AFCON 2021 champions, Senegal, laboured to a slim 1-0 win against Burundi at the Bingu National Stadium in Malawi. The Teranga Lions were left frustrated for long periods in a game which they dominated as the Burundi defence stood resolute throughout the match. However, Aliou Cisse's men eventually got a breakthrough as...
President of the Senegalese Football Federation, Augustin Senghor has confirmed plans to extend the contract of Aliou Cisse as Teranga Lions head coach. Cisse has been at the helm of the Senegal national team since March 2015 and he is in line to lead the West African country through the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers which begin in September. His current contract is set to...
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