{"id":22957,"date":"2011-12-28T17:04:47","date_gmt":"2011-12-28T17:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/12\/senegal-coach-set-lofty-targets\/"},"modified":"2011-12-28T17:04:47","modified_gmt":"2011-12-28T17:04:47","slug":"senegal-coach-set-lofty-targets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/28\/senegal-coach-set-lofty-targets\/","title":{"rendered":"Senegal coach set lofty targets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/57212000\/jpg\/_57212597_amara.jpg\" width=\"466\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Senegal coach Amara Traore\" \/> Traore is now expected to sign a new Teranga Lions deal imminently<\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Senegal coach Amara Traore has signed a new three-year contract, so ending a dispute that disrupted the country&#8217;s Africa Cup of Nations preparations.<\/p>\n<p>The terms of Traore&#8217;s deal had prompted Senegal&#8217;s Football Federation (FSF) and sports ministry to break off relations.<\/p>\n<p>Having penned an improved deal, Traore has been tasked with reaching the 2012 Nations Cup semi-finals at least.<\/p>\n<p>He has also been told to win both the 2013 and 2015 Nations Cups &#8211; and reach the 2014 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Senegal made the last eight of the 2002 World Cup finals in Asia but have failed to return to the competition since.<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Equatorial Guinea<\/li>\n<li>Libya<\/li>\n<li>Senegal<\/li>\n<li>Zambia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Despite the targets, the BBC&#8217;s Hans Masro in Dakar says Traore is unlikely to face the sack should his team fail to reach the last four at next month&#8217;s Nations Cup in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.<\/p>\n<p>The row over the former international&#8217;s revised contract delayed the publication of Senegal&#8217;s Nations Cup squad and forced the cancellation of two friendlies.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The misunderstanding is over following a meeting between the two sides on Friday,&#8221; said FSF spokeswoman Ndeye Dome Thiouf.<\/p>\n<p>Traore&#8217;s deal <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/sport1\/hi\/football\/16254591.stm\">expired on 15 December<\/a> and he had been holding out for an improved contract after overseeing <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/sport1\/hi\/football\/africa\/8613171.stm\">a smooth qualification campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But the requested increase in his salary was turned down by the sports ministry which prompted the FSF to protest.<\/p>\n<p>There was also a dispute between the FSF and the government over the amount of money set aside to fund Senegal&#8217;s Nations Cup campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The cancelled friendly matches were due to be against Sudan and Tunisia, which will have a knock-on effect on their preparations for the Nations Cup if they are not rearranged.<\/p>\n<p>Senegal are in Group A of the tournament, alongside co-hosts Equatorial Guinea, <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/sport1\/hi\/football\/16303119.stm\">who have their own coaching problems<\/a>, plus Zambia and Libya.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Traore is now expected to sign a new Teranga Lions deal imminently Senegal coach Amara Traore has signed a new three-year contract, so ending a dispute that disrupted the country&#8217;s Africa Cup of Nations preparations. 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