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Senegal coach Aliou Cissé drops to his knees at the end of the Afcon semifinal match against Tunisia. (Suhaib Salem/Reuters)
AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS

The haunted return of Aliou Cissé

The Senegal coach has come up short at crucial moments in his career. Tonight could be different

  • Luke Feltham
5 min read
Senegal coach Aliou Cissé is bidding to lead his country a step further than the team he captained in an agonising penalty shootout defeat to Cameroon at the 2002 final. (Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)
AFCON 2019

‘Hardest to come’ for Senegal in quest for first African title

Senegal are making a first semi-final appearance since 2006

  • Agency
2 min read