The Senegalese Football Association, FA, has sacked its AFCON Cup-winning coach, Aliou Cisse. The initiative came from Senegal Sports Minister, Khady Diene Gaye, according to the local Football Association source.
According to the FA, the sack came following the Senegalese Government’s request not to renew Cisse’s contract.
It stated that the Government have decided to part company with coach Aliou Cisse, who led them to their Africa Cup of Nations triumph in 2022. Cisse also led the country to its past two World Cup tournaments.
Cisse, a former captain of the national team and Paris Saint-Germain, PSG, player, took over as coach in 2015. In a span of nine years, he led the country to their first AFCON title win two years ago.
Senegal also reached the last 16 of the 2022 World Cup. But fell at the same stage of this year’s AFCON. Where they were eliminated by hosts and eventual champions Ivory Coast.
The Senegalese FA announced that an interim coaching team would replace the 48-year-old Cisse. The team would handle the two remaining 2025 AFCON qualifiers against Malawi this month.
Senegal are level with Burkina Faso on four points from two games in a group that also includes Burundi.
They are also unbeaten in 2026 World Cup qualifying but trail group leaders Sudan by two points after four matches.
source: AFP
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