Senegal coach Cisse ill ahead of World Cup game with England

Senegal coach Aliou Cisse was unable to attend a news conference a day before his team's World Cup game against England because of illness.

AP , Saturday 3 Dec 2022,
Senegal s coach Aliou Cisse shouts instructions to his players from the touchline during the Qatar 2
Senegal s coach Aliou Cisse shouts instructions to his players from the touchline during the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group A football match between Ecuador and Senegal at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on November 29, 2022. AFP

 

Cisse, who has been ill and has a temperature, also missed team training on Friday. But he is planning to be on the sideline Sunday when Senegal takes on England in the round of 16 at Al Bayt Stadium.

``He's been sick for a couple of days now and he let us take charge of training yesterday with his instructions,'' Senegal assistant coach Regis Bogaert said Saturday. ``Hopefully tomorrow he will be able to be on the bench. We are sure that at 10 p.m. he will be there with the team, for sure.''

England is favored to progress to the quarterfinals, but Boagaert believes other surprise results at this year's World Cup can inspire Senegal.

``The message is a strong one,'' he said. ``We've seen Cameroon can beat Brazil and Tunisia can beat France so we know Senegal can beat England. That's what we're aiming for. That's an important message.''

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