Senegalese team were runner-up at the last edition of the fiesta,They were narrowly beaten by the eventual champion Algeria.The team put that defeat behind them came back stronger and dismantled Every obstacles on their ways to the final. They were resilient and saw failure as a stepping stones to the success.
2. Garbage in Garbage out Gives a disappointing end
Aliou Cisse was the team gaffer at the last tournament,Many federations would have fired him despite finishing as the second best team. Senegalese FA kept faith with team and has eventually paid off. Unlike Nigerian football federation that fires coaches at will for their own selfish ambitions,They don't trust indigenous coaches,this was evident in 2013 Afcon triumph where it was reported that Keshi's sack was already prepared prior to the Quarter- final match against the Ivorians, Fortunately for the coach, Nigeria against all odds won match and eventually went on to win the tournament.This is a lesson For people at the helm of our Football that if indigenous coaches are armed with the needed tools and requisite resources,they will deliver.
3.You cannot be a champion with an average footballers.
While the Senegalese team could boast of Mane of Liverpool,Mendy of Chelsea ,GANA of Psg,Koulibaly of Napoli, Nigeria team could only boast of the duo Iheanacho and Ndidi of Leicester,Simon of Nantes,Sadiq Umar of Almeria et al,While Mane was poaching the goals,GANA coordinated and stabilized the midfield, Koulibaly and Mendy ensured they were not beaten by silly goals,The aforementioned quartets proved that they play at the top level of football in Europe, Nigerian footballers need to up their games in order for Nigeria to be a force to be reckoned with again.
Coach Sedara Oluwadara
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