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SENEGAL-NETHERLANDS – “Football is efficiency” … Senegalese deserving but not realistic enough
The Teranga Lions and the Oranje offered a beautiful show to launch the World Cup. The Dutch were able to do their best before finishing in the final minutes and win 2-0
*Senegal lost at the very end of the match against the Netherlands after a good battle, for their entry into the World Cup.
*Deprived of their star Sadio Mané, and not helped by their goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, author of a big ball, the Lions of the Téranga have however not misplaced.
*There is reason to be optimistic for the next match against Qatar, which will already be decisive for the qualification.
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For a long time, we thought we held a 0-0 of those we like to watch, with movement, commitment and a desire to move forward. And then Frenkie de Jong pulled out his magic wand to send a remote ball on the head of Cody Gakpo, whose superb race and perfect sense of timing will be saluted. Better than Edward Mendy’s. Trapped by the middle position of the ball – neither too far, nor too close to the cage – Chelsea’s goalie punctured his way out without conviction.
Mendy probably knew he was late, so he pulled out his fists for the photo, like, “Look, I tried”. A pathology usually found in field players who are lazy enough to put their head on an aerial duel. On the second goal, the former Rennes player was knocked down by a nice shot from Memphis Depay. Passing through the corner, Klaasen finished the job. 2-0, thank you, goodbye. Football in all it has to offer.
Mané’s absence was not felt
«It was a very high level match, very complicated, but rather balanced, in my opinion the score does not reflect the face of the match», reacted Aliou Cissé in a press conference. The result does not reflect the scenario, a great classic of the genre. Except that for the moment, it is difficult to prove the Senegalese coach wrong.
Even without Sadio Mané, his team managed to hurt his opponent. 15 shots at 10, 4 on target against 3 for the Netherlands, who scored on their first shot on target. It would be dishonest to talk about the net domination of the Teranga Lions, but we can at least say that they deserved better. What more did the Dutch have? In a multiverse where Andries Noppert was not so strong, Boulaye Dia and Idrissa Gueye would have left with one goal each. Cissé:
Senegalese remain optimistic
Same analysis from Dia’s side. We’ve had a lot of striking situations where we should have done better but that’s the way it is. We had a good plan: stay in a block and squeeze them at times, we had counters on which we hurt them.” No real frustration in the words of the former striker of the Stade de Reims, rather hope for the future, despite the absence of Sadio Mané, who is necessarily missing. We know his qualities, we know what he brings us on and off the ground, adds Dia. Yes, we are missing him, but we are a collective, 26 players, and we give everything.”
No fatality or resignation in the words of the former Reims striker. The content of the match against the Netherlands spurs optimism. We’ve had a lot of movement, we’ve done a lot of good things. We’re going to use the same ingredients to try to win the next game.” It will be against Qatar. At first impressions, we don’t worry too much about Aliou Cissé’s men. The second match against Qatar will be very difficult, concludes the coach. But we have to make sure we win it. And it can motivate us to lose. Not everything was bad.” Except maybe Edouard Mendy.
Source: 20 minutes / By William Pereira
The African Football Confederation (CAF) has just unveiled the emblem and the official poster of the Women’s African Nations Cup TotalEnergies, Morocco 2024. A symbolic launch that embodies the renewal and growing ambition of women’s football in Africa.
This is a new milestone for African women’s football. This Wednesday, JUNE 11, 2025, the CAF revealed the visual identity of the Women’s African Nations Cup TotalEnergies, which will be held in Morocco from July 5 to 26, 2025. Through this modern and powerful emblem, the CAF intends to reflect the growing prestige of the tournament, while paying tribute to the cultural richness of the host country, Morocco, and the diversity of women’s football on the continent.
Morocco, the host country of the previous edition in 2022, had already made an impression by hosting a high-caliber competition, crowned by record attendance and an internationally acclaimed organization. The 2025 edition therefore promises to take things up a notch, both in terms of sports and media.
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Yamoussoukro, December 26, 2023- After an impregnation visit of the Charles Konan-Banny stadium in Yamoussoukro, Tuesday, December 26, 2023, the Prime Minister, Minister of Sport and Living Environment, Robert Beugré Mambé, said reassured. The stadium, he said, is ready to host Group C matches from Senegal, Cameroon, Guinea and The Gambia.
‘What we have seen is reassuring. Technically, from the equipment point of view, we are ready at the Yamoussoukro stadium. But we will remain vigilant until the end,” said Robert Beugré Mambé.
The Prime Minister called for on-call teams to be set up in all sectors. We will have specialists permanently because Côte d’Ivoire wants to be up to date, in all circumstances, with the expected benefits of this great country. We have given indications that vigilance is needed,’ insisted the Head of Government.
For this visit, which is part of the visits of infrastructure related to the CAN 2023, the Vice-President of the Republic, Tiémoko Meyliet Koné, accompanied by the Prime Minister and other members of the government, visited the host infrastructure, in particular the President’s Hotel where official delegations will stay.
CAN 2023 is scheduled from January 13 to February 11, 2024 in Côte d’Ivoire with 24 teams.
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CÔTE D’IVOIRE – Partenariat: La FIF et le Groupe Carré D’Or ensemble pour la promotion du football Ivoirien
La Fédération Ivoirienne de Football (FIF) et le Groupe Carré D’Or ont conclu, ce vendredi 8 décembre 2023 à Novotel Plateau, un accord de partenariat en vue du développement du football en Côte d’Ivoire.
Leader de l’agro-industrie en Côte d’Ivoire depuis la fin des années 90, le Groupe Carré D’Or vient de s’ajouter à la liste des entreprises citoyennes partenaires de la Fédération Ivoirienne de Football (FIF) dans sa mission de développer le football en Côte d’Ivoire. Ce vendredi en effet, à Novotel Plateau, son Directeur Exécutif M. Khalil Ezzedine et le Président de la FIF M. Yacine Idriss Diallo, ont paraphé devant une parterre d’invité constitué de chefs d’entreprises, de légendes du football Ivoirien, de dirigeants sportifs et des médias, un accord de partenariat.
« Au Groupe Carré D’Or, nous avons une politique sportive très développée. Depuis plusieurs années en effet, nous partageons notre passion du port avec les Ivoiriens, sur le plan organisationnel et du sponsoring. Pour nous, sceller un partenariat avec la FIF un fait naturel. Nous sommes donc heureux de soutenir les Éléphants et dans le même temps le championnat national. C’est un réel plaisir de nous associer à la FIF dans sa mission de développement du football en Côte d’Ivoire et à participer à l’encadrement de la jeunesse Ivoirienne », explique le patron du Groupe Carré d’Or.
Pour sa part, le Président de la FIF, M. Yacine Idriss Diallo s’est réjouit de cette union avec le Groupe Carré d’Or.« Notre mission est d’encadrer la jeunesse à travers la mise en place d’une organisation efficiente pour que le football ivoirien aille de l’avant. Et donc dans cette mission là, avoir à ses côtés des entreprises symboliques comme le Groupe Carré d’Or est une fierté et une grande joie pour nous. Nous allons faire tout pour que ce partenariat soit de qualité, qu’il soit gagnant-gagnant sur l’ensemble des produits qui vont être utilisés. Le Groupe Carré d’Or sera donc à nos côtés en partie avec les Éléphants mais aussi sur la Ligue 1 et d’autres activités de la fédération. C’est donc une grosse satisfaction pour nous », reconnaît le Président de la Fédération Ivoirienne de Football.
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