{"id":225638,"date":"2024-10-04T16:03:56","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T16:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/04\/senegal-cisse-part-ways\/"},"modified":"2024-10-04T16:03:56","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T16:03:56","slug":"senegal-cisse-part-ways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/04\/senegal-cisse-part-ways\/","title":{"rendered":"Senegal, Ciss\u00e9 Part Ways &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Aliou Ciss\u00e9<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Aliou Ciss\u00e9\u2019s near-10-year tenure at the helm of Senegal senior men\u2019s national football team has come to an end, with the Senegal Football Federation confirming on Wednesday that his contract was not being renewed by the country\u2019s sports ministry.<\/p>\n<p>The 48-year-old, who coached Senegal to their first Africa Cup of Nations title in Cameroon in 2022, has been informed that his contract \u2014 which expired in August \u2014 will not be extended in order for him to oversee the coming AFCON-World Cup cycle.<\/p>\n<p>The Senegalese Football Federation confirmed the news in a communique on Wednesday, indicating that they were informed in a confidential letter received on Monday from the Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Mrs. Khady Diene Gaye, that Ciss\u00e9\u2019s extension would not be validated after he failed to achieve the objectives outlined in his contract.<\/p>\n<p>While Ciss\u00e9 was an African champion two-and-a-half years ago, Senegal failed to retain the title in Ivory Coast earlier this year, which was one of his contractual targets. In 2022, they also missed out on the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals after being defeated by England in the round of 16.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe regression of our national team in the FIFA rankings, and the risk of disenchantment between our national team and the Senegalese people,\u201d were also given as reasons for the non-renewal of his contract.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr Ciss\u00e9 is no longer covered by a contract duly approved by the state of Senegal, and can no longer take charge of the national team,\u201d the federation said in the communique, seen by ESPN.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aliou Ciss\u00e9 \u00a0 Aliou Ciss\u00e9\u2019s near-10-year tenure at the helm of Senegal senior men\u2019s national football team has come to an end, with the Senegal Football Federation confirming on Wednesday that his contract was not being renewed by the country\u2019s sports ministry. 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