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Following the Round of 16 exit, Senegal head coach Aliou Cisse refused to draw a clear picture about his future, leaving the door open for uncertainty.
Defending champions and favorites Senegal Senegal were shockingly dumped out of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations by hosts Ivory Coast in a tense affair at Yamoussoukro on Monday.
Senegal drew first blood through Habib Diallo, but the Elephants levelled matters late on with a Frank Yannick Kessie penalty to send the game into extra time, which the latter won 5-4.
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Following the Round of 16 exit, Senegal head coach Aliou Cisse refused to draw a clear picture about his future, leaving the door open for uncertainty.
"We’ll see what the future has in store for us. First, I want to digest this defeat because everyone is disappointed," he said to the press after the game.
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23:02 - 29.01.2024
AFCON 2023: A first-ever knockout victory for Cape Verde as they dump Mauritania
The match at the Felix Houphouet Stadium in Abidjan was headed towards extra time when Cape Verde won a spot-kick, and captain Mendes converted with just two minutes of the 90 remaining to break Mauritania's resistance.
"There will surely be discussions with the federation, but my future doesn’t matter at the moment."
Cisse further underlined his disappointment with the result as it didn't match their targets for the AFCON.
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"Disappointed with the result for my players, for our people because we came to win this CAN. There were a lot of game facts that I won't go into."
"Too bad we lost track after opening the score. But in victory as in defeat, you have to remain dignified, and I am proud of my players,” said Cissé.
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11:18 - 29.01.2024
Throwing back to when Magogo purportedly called Desabre overrated
He explained that Desabre found a mature team that had just been at the 2017 AFCON finals and a good show in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers.
The exit of the Lions of Teranga meant no team has managed to defend the Africa Cup of Nations or go past the Round of 16 since Egypt in 2010.
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