Reporter Han Bing reported on this African Cup of Nations, no one's "snow shame" pleasure, can be stronger than Senegal coach Aleou Cisse. In the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations final penalty shoot-out, he was the last player to make a penalty, resulting in Senegal's loss to Cameroon in Bamako; in 2019, as head coach, he once again hated the final and was killed by Algeria. This time, Aliu Cisse finally washed away the "double shame" and completely relieved his 20-year-old guilt.
In the Africa Cup of Nations 20 years ago, As the captain of Senegal, Aliou Cisse led Senegal, who has the new African footballer Diouf, to rush to the championship, but fell on the penalty shootout. But 20 years later, after becoming a coach, Ariu Cisse miraculously "revenge". In the spring of 2015, Aliou, then the coach of Senegal's U23 national youth team, was appointed to coach the national team. At that time, Senegal's international ranking was only around 60, and the team failed to qualify for the final round twice in the five African Cups, stopped the group stage three times, and missed the final round of the World Cup for three consecutive years, which was the longest trough of domestic football since 1994.
Aliu Cissé rebuilt Senegal, focusing on consolidating the defence and strengthening the flank attack. The team's performance was immediate, reaching the quarter-finals of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, only to lose on a penalty to the final champions Cameroon. He then led the team to the long-lost World Cup, although it became the first team in the history of the World Cup to be eliminated with a poor fair play performance in the group stage, but by this time the Tranga Lions had a new look. Senegal reached the final with a stunning performance of only one goal in 6 games, unfortunately, it was bad luck after all, and the only goal conceded in the final allowed them to lose the championship.
Cisse is very important to the significance of this victory: "Cameroon is the birthplace of African football, and it is very important to win the African Cup of Nations here. Being able to beat Egypt, which has the most Africa Cup of Nations trophies, is also a testament to our strength. I say to the players that they have written history and there is nothing more exciting than the victory over the strongest team in the Africa Cup of Nations on cameroon's soil. Senegal has no shortage of foreign coaches such as Pfester, Leroy, Mechau, Caspečak and Giresser, but it is the local coach Aliou Cisse who really wins the best honor for the team, which is also something that Senegalese are proud of.
