Aliou Cissé, coach of Senegal, believes in the possibility of an African team world champion.
«We are heading towards a complicated World Cup where there will be many surprises. Yes, an African country can win and I hope it will be Senegal“said coach Aliou Cissé on Friday, after beating Qatar (3-1) in Group A.
This success allows the Lions, belatedly dominated by the Netherlands (2-0) in their first match of the World Cup-2022, to relaunch themselves in the race for the round of 16, for which they will seek to qualify against Ecuador. tuesday.
Asked at a press conference about the chances of an African team winning the tournament for the first time, Cissé remarked that “anything is possible in this competition“, in reference to the victories of Saudi Arabia over Argentina (2-1), Japan over Germany (2-1) and Iran over Wales (2-0).
«All the teams that are there are uninhibited“After preparing for the World Cup for four years, he also said. “Today’s World Cup is not the World Cup of 30 or 35 years ago where the big – in quotes – came and passed over the small.»
Cameroon, Senegal and Ghana, quarter-finalists in 1990, 2002 and 2010 respectively, signed the best performance for African teams at a World Cup.
