Senegal is a notable exception in African football. Except for them, all but one of Africa’s top nine Fifa-ranked nations have won their continental championship. They are the ‘s highest-ranking team, with nothing to show for it except great potential, a few memorable nights, and, ultimately, no glorious ending. Only the 2002 World Cup, when they humiliated France and Sweden while also eliminating Uruguay, deserves to be exempt from that label.<\/p>\n
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