Senegal coach Cisse released from hospital following health scare after AFCON game

Senegal coach Aliou Cisse has been released from the hospital after a health scare following his team’s 3-1 win over Cameroon in the Africa Cup of Nations.

AP , Saturday 20 Jan 2024,

Senegal s head coach Aliou Ciss watches on as players line up for the singing of the national anthems before the start of African Cup of Nations Group C soccer match between Senegal and Cameroon, at the Charles Konan Banny stadium in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. AP

The Senegalese soccer federation said Saturday that the 47-year-old Cisse was treated by medical staff for a “benign infectious pathology” and had been kept overnight for tests at a local hospital in Yamoussoukro following Friday's game.

“The tests are reassuring and he is back with his group,” the federation said.

"He’s doing well,” Senegal team spokesperson Kara Thioune said.

Cisse showed no obvious sign of illness when he spoke to reporters during the post-game news conference Friday.

Defending champion Senegal had just booked its place among the last 16 with its second successive win in Group C.

Senegal plays Guinea in its final group game in Yamoussoukro on Tuesday.

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