10 FACT ABOUT Senegal's miracle man Aliou Cisee.

In the annals of Senegal football league, Aliou Cisee has been a legendary figure.

Cover.Metalnation.org By NAZIA DECEMBER-1-2022

In the annals of Senegal football league, Aliou Cisee has been a legendary figure.

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Senegal has advanced to the world cup knockout round under Cisses for the first time since 2002.

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Senegal's first World Cup knockout game was in 2002, under Cisse's leadership.

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Senegal was led by Caisse to the quarterfinals of the 2002 World Cup, when they fell to Turkey 1–0.

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Senegal was also led by Cisse to the national final of the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations.

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After that, Cisse took over as coach and led his team to the 2019 national championship of the Africa Cup.

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In 2022, Cisse became the first manager in Senegal to lead his country to the Africa Cup of Nations.

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Senegal's Cisse team placed second in group A to advance to the round of 16.

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Senegal finished group A with 6.1 points less than neitherland.

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