Senegal face England in the round of 16 World Cup 2022. The Teranga Lions will hardly be accompanied by a head coach, Aliou Cisse.
Senegal advanced to second place in Group A and the ticket was obtained by beating Ecuador in the deciding match. English are the winners of Group B, who aim to bring football back to their homeland, after the first time in 1966.
On paper, England is superior to Senegal. However, the representative from Africa may present a surprise even if Sadio Mane was not supported during this event.
In this match to the death, it is doubtful that Senegal will be accompanied by Cisse from the side of the field. He was reportedly ill and absent from the pre-game press conference.
“He was ill for a few days. He let me lead training yesterday, obviously with his instructions to the players,” assistant coach Regis Bogaert, who replaced Cisse, said at a press conference.
“I can confirm that he is ill and has a little fever, so we have to be attentive to the situation”.
Bogaert stressed that Senegal is not afraid of England. He believed that the surprise at the 2022 World Cup would still be in the knockout stage.
“We saw Cameroon can beat Brazil and Tunisia can beat France, so we know Senegal can beat England. That’s what we’re aiming for. That’s an important message.”
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