Senegal is an African nation that has proven to be different from the five African teams that lost in their first round.
Their case is unique for a reason.
With no fanfare, colourful jersey and embellished advertisements, the teams showed that coordination and resilience are ingredients to a successful outcome.
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What is more?
Out of the 32 teams (including the four other African countries) playing to clinch the World Cup, Senegal is the only country with a black coach.
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42-year-old Aliou Cisse is the youngest coach at Russia and has distinguished his team as having the resilient spirit of the African man.
After the win which ended in 2-1 victory against Poland African from different nations took to social platform Twitter to react:
#POLSEN
Africans countries taking note from Senegal on how to win a world cup match pic.twitter.com/hPMvqnDncDβ Master (@alinific17) June 19, 2018
Mood#POLSEN #SEN #CM2018 pic.twitter.com/FyJn0DBa58
β Senegal FootballπΈπ³ (@SenegalFootball) June 19, 2018
That SWAG…that Dance Move….that celebration….is everything we love about Senegal & Africa… #POLSEN pic.twitter.com/YNiVZNIIe3
β Boring… (@graphicalcomic) June 19, 2018
#POLSEN Senegal should be the giant of Africa while Nigeria the parrot of Africa.ππ€£π€£ #WorldCup #WorldCup2018 #SENPOL
β Joshua Igbokwe (@joshua_igbokwe) June 19, 2018
#Nigeria celebrating the Senegal win in solidarity with #Africa like…πππ#WorldCup #POLSEN #WakandaForever pic.twitter.com/DiILLaMquY
β Ciku π°πͺ (@Ciku_Muriithi) June 19, 2018
Meanwhile Nigeria spent a fortune on a jersey, they thought this was a slaying competition. #POLSEN #WorldCup
β The Fresh Prince Of ChitownπΏπΌ (@ShadayaTawona25) June 19, 2018
Who else is migrating to Senegal? π #POLSEN pic.twitter.com/rnM3enI3nV
β Yemi of Lagos (@Yemmylosophy) June 19, 2018
Moral of the story African teams must employ African coaches like Senegal. Stop undermining African leadership like Nigeria #POLSEN pic.twitter.com/PhQISbpVgs
β EFF – Superior LogicβπΎ (@EFFexplained) June 19, 2018
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