Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr organized an official bid for Bayern Munich outcast Sadio Mane. The Senegalese did not exactly thrive in his maiden season at Bayern Munich. A punch, a suspension and a 12-goal season later, Mane is ready for another change. Fitting the mold of many soccer stars, Saudi Arabia looks like a suitable […]

With the United States out of the World Cup, our attention turns overseas to the reaction from newspapers to Sunday's World Cup games. In particular, we take a close look at the papers after the England-Senegal and France-Poland matches. Reaction from British tabloids to England's victory Coverage in Senegal Senegal's WIW Sport offers the headline […]

Aliou Cissé embodies the Senegal spirit of teranga, or family and sharing. The former PSG midfielder had 33 caps for the national team, and he was the captain of a dangerous Senegal side that ran all the way to the quarter-finals of the 2002 World Cup. At AFCON 2002, he infamously missed the final penalty […]

England produced a clinical performance to beat AFCON winners Senegal 3-0 to set up a quarter final date with defending champions France on Saturday. The Three Lions weathered a spirited Senegalese outfit in the first 30 minutes but were in full control after scoring two quick fire goals before the break. Gareth Southgate’s side, however, […]

Senegal head coach Aliou Cisse could be missing on the side lines for the Round of 16 match clash against England through illness. The 46-year-old failed to show up for the press conference on Saturday and also couldn’t take training a day earlier. Assistant Coach takes over training & Media Assistant coach Regis Bogaert who […]

In a crucial do-or-die matchup with high stakes, Senegal did not disappoint. It took the Lions of Teranga some time to break through, but with their resilience and hunger for recognition, they powered through. Early in the matchup, Senegal tested Ecuador stopper Hernán Galindez multiple times, but their shots all flew away from the post. […]

Senegal versus Qatar was a game of blunders. Sure, Senegal sent a couple of shots wide, and their keeper had to make a big save in the game's opening minutes. Qatar looked solid on defense and somewhat threatening on offense. But, that changed with the game's first serious mistake. Krepin Diatta sent a cross in […]

Senegal has changed drastically since 2018. The team looks more powerful, more rigid, and more lethal than the 2018 team. That team four years ago only bowed out due to Fair Play Rules as a tiebreaker. The Lions of Teranga went 100 minutes with a team projected to forge a deep run into the knockout […]

Bayern Munich star Sadio Mané will be on the sidelines for Senegal's first few matches of the 2022 World Cup. The forward suffered a leg injury during Bayern's Bundesliga game with Werder Bremen a week ago. Although German coaches initially thought that the injury was not serious, Mané will now miss multiple World Cup games. […]

Bayern Munich and Senegal star Sadio Mané suffered a lower leg injury on Tuesday evening that has his World Cup status at risk. Mané went down just 15 minutes into Bayern's Bundesliga matchup with Werder Bremen. While the German giants won the match 6-1 on the night, the biggest concern was Mané's injury. After the […]

On February 6, Senegal won its first AFCON title by beating Egypt on penalties after a scoreless 120 minutes. Among the storylines going in was the duel between Liverpool teammates Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah. Many consider Salah the greatest African talent of the last five to 10 years. However, it his Anfield teammate takes […]

Wednesday marks the final round of qualifying for the African Nations Cup. It will now take place in Equatorial Guinea between 17 January to 8 February next year as Morocco were officially removed as hosts due to their reluctance of hosting the tournament due to fear of the ebola epidemic. Six places are still up […]