Carried in triumph by his players or posted on the roof of a bus in the jubilant streets of Dakar, Aliou Cissé reveals a feeling of letting go.
And for good reason, the Senegalese has reached the end of his quest, leading his country for the first time to the top of African football last Sunday.
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It was long, it was difficult, but we never gave up
," summed up the coach of the Teranga Lions after the unbreathable final against Egypt (0-0, 4-2 on tabs). ).
A final like an allegory of the time it took Senegal to win the continental title.
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Twenty years is the time it took the former PSG player to repair the injury of a first defeat in the CAN final, in 2002 against Cameroon, against whom he missed a shot on goal. decisive (0-0, 3-2 on pens).
Two decades later, the sadness of Bamako gave way to the intoxication of Yaoundé.
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Now we also have a star on our jersey
, rejoiced, moved, the boss …
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