#4 Experienced coach who knows the formula to last long in an international tournament
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The name Aliou Cisse might not immediately ring a bell. But the midfielder who played for Birmingham City and captained Senegal to the quarter-finals of the 2002 FIFA World Cup is a footballing legend in his country. And in a continent that largely favours importing coaches from Europe, his appointment to the position of manager of the national football team in 2015 was a welcome change.
Having been an international player himself, Cisse knows what it takes to sustain a challenge in an international tournament, having masterminded victories over defending champions France and Sweden in the 2002 World Cup, and reaching the finals of the African Cup of Nations in the same year.
He is a manager who the players love, and are willing to give everything for. Given these factors, Cisse’s influence might just prove to be the difference.
