The Charles Konan Banny stadium in Yamoussoukro will host one of many greatest video games on the continent between Senegal and Cameroon on Friday, 19 January 17h00 within the second spherical of Group C matches of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023.
The Charles Konan Banny stadium in Yamoussoukro will host one of many greatest video games on the continent between Senegal and Cameroon on Friday, 19 January 17h00 within the second spherical of Group C matches of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023.
Matches between the Teranga Lions and Indomitable Lions have been characterised all through historical past by pleasure and enthusiasm.
This can even be the case for the match which is able to carry them collectively within the thirty fourth version of the competitors on Ivorian soil.
Senegal, defending champion, search to verify its robust entry into the competitors, after profitable the primary match 3-0 towards Gambia.
The target is to win a second match which is able to enable them to qualify early for the second spherical. The Senegalese coach, Aliou Cissé, is relying on the excessive morale of his squad to proceed on the identical path of optimistic outcomes throughout the confrontation with Cameroon, and he can even be capable of profit from a few of his returning gamers, like Pape Matar Sarr or Gana Gueye.
Cameroon, who completed fourth over the last version of the competitors, intend to win its first sport within the match, and make amends to their gradual begin which they drew with Guinea.
Aliou Cisse Senegal Coach
“It was necessary to enter the competitors with a victory, which inspires the gamers. We’re prepared for the second match towards a robust crew, and we now have ready nicely for it. We all know Cameroon nicely and it’s a robust African crew.
“Cameroon stays Cameroon. Our match towards them isn’t revenge. Cameroon have already received many continental titles and we’re going to face a crew motivated to make up for the consequence they obtained within the first match.
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“Now we have a aggressive group and all gamers can take part, it does not matter who begins the match, crucial factor is the efficiency offered. Our crew doesn’t undergo from a scarcity of effectivity and we scored 3 targets within the first match.
Idrissa Gana Gueye, Senegal midfielder
“We ready nicely for this competitors, we’re in good condition. Now we have been with the coach for some time. He led us to the title in Cameroon. To attempt to do the identical factor once more, it’s important to preserve the identical way of thinking, which is to stay nicely within the group.
Everybody goes in the identical course, that’s to say the Senegalese crew which wins, which listens to the coach’s directions, which lives collectively, which trains nicely and above all which is in form to go so far as potential.
We’d like 3 factors within the match, we’re not going to enter particulars, we should not go into calculations. We’re going to search victory, I belief the gamers that the match towards Senegal might be totally different.
Georges Kevin Nkoudou, Cameroonian striker
“It’s true that Senegal is the favorite, however as I all the time say we must not ever bury Cameroon, we stay a fantastic crew and a fantastic nation.
“They began this match with an excellent victory towards Gambia. For our half, we had a superb match however sadly we solely obtained one level. Now we have to place this behind us for now, and concentrate on our match towards Senegal which might be very troublesome for each groups. I believe we now have all of the weapons essential to have the ability to put them in a tougher place”.
