AFCON: Senegal, Coach, Cisse, Spends Night In Hospital After Win

The football federation of Senegal stated on Saturday that coach Aliou Cisse, who spent a night in the hospital under observation when the Lions of Teranga were defending their Africa Cup of Nations title in Ivory Coast, has returned to his team.

Augustin Senghor, president of the Senegalese Football Federation, reported that Cisse was “a bit tired” on Thursday due to “a small gastric infection.”

Despite that, Cisse was on the touchline for Senegal’s 3-1 win over Cameroon in Yamoussoukro which allowed them to secure qualification for the last 16.

“He was a bit weakened, and the doctors preferred to take him to hospital and put him on a drip,” added the official, who was in the neighbouring city of Bouake to attend two Cup of Nations matches there on Saturday.

“But it is nothing serious. I would not be in Bouake if my coach had had a heart attack.”

Meanwhile, the FSF revealed that Rangers forward Abdallah Sima had returned to his club after being ruled out of the rest of the tournament with an adductor injury