AFCON2019: I BEAT OVER 9 GREAT EUROPEAN COACHES TO THE FINAL – ALIOU CISSE
Joseph Omoniyi
Senegalese coach, Aliou Cisse has encouraged African countries to employ the services of home-based coaches, he beat more than 9 foreign managers to get to the final of African Cup Of Nations, AFCON 2019.
The former Senegalese international, while speaking to newsmen ahead of the clash against Algeria on Friday, pointed out how he his country almost spent millions of dollars on an European coach, before he begged El Hadji Diof and cover to speak to the government about his passion toserve his country.
In his words;
“After long weeks of discussions with the French without agreement, the minister invited me to his office and I seized the opportunity to tell him: ‘ I don’t run after the million just allow me to serve my country.
Today I beat more than 9 Great European coaches to épuis the playoffs to arrive in the final.
Senegalese Football Leaders wanted white people who were asking for a lot of money.
I went to beg el hadji diouf and some former footballers to go ask the government to recruit me. But, it was difficult because the minister wanted alain giresse (French) who was asking for millions of francs.
God also allowed me to beat alain giresse .today i want to ask African leaders to give their brothers the chance instead of spending the time running behind white people.”
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