Afcon 2019: This generation of Senegal players are the best – Aliou CisseThe Teranga Lions boss has lauded his players ahead of Friday’s Afcon final against Algeriahead coach Aliou Cisse has labelled the current crop of players in the national team has the best in the nation’s history, ahead of the final. The Teranga Lions will do battle with at the Cairo International Stadium on Friday night to decide the 32nd Afcon final. “Senegal always had great talents, but I think this generation is the best,” Cisse said at his pre-match press conference, as reported on Caf’s website. “We played in the World Cup after a long absence, and we are in the Afcon final too. I convinced him of representing Senegal and I'm sad he won't be available for the final because he's a very important player,” Cisse admitted.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 19, 2019 05:15 UTC