SENEGAL FOOTBALL FEDERATION PART WAYS WITH HEAD COACH ALIOU CISSE AFTER NEARLY TEN YEARS

 Senegal Football Federation part way with ALIOU CISSE after nearly 10 years as the head coach of Senegal Male National team 

By 

Chukwu Ziteihe Ikeokwu 

2nd October 2024

Aliou Cisse has been relieved of his position as Senegal coach after nearly 10 years in charge of the Teranga Lions.

The 48-year-old guided the West Africans to their first continental title, winning the delayed 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in February 2022.

Although his previous contract ended in August, he remained in charge for Senegal's two 2025 Afcon qualifiers last month, a 1-1 draw with Burkina Faso and a 1-0 victory over Burundi.

The country's football federation (FSF) wanted Cisse's deal to be renewed but the sports ministry, under Bassirou Diomaye Faye's new government, has made the decision to end his long tenure just nine days before the next round of qualifiers.

"The FSF would like to thank Aliou Cisse for his good collaboration and his brilliant results at the head of various national selections and wishes him every success for the future," a statement said.