For a man who has been around the technical staff of the Senegalese national football team since 2012, Aliou Cisse has gained the love and respect of his compatriots over time. The story only gets better for the coach. Over the years he has led the Teranga Lions from grass to grace, eventually winning the country's first ever continental title of the AFCON in 2021 in Cameroon. Cisse went further to qualify the team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup competition, making a second consecutive appearance at the world event after 2018 in Russia.
A few days before the start to the 2022 World Cup, the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) and the state have backed gaffer, Aliou Cissé.
This Thursday November 10, 2022, the FA announced the extension of the technician's contract until 2024.
According to online news outlet record.sn, due to Cisse's extension, his salary has been doubled and will go from 15 to 30 million CFA francs per month, just about 45,414 euros.
A salary the FSF and the State of Senegal have agreed to each share payments by half.
It is a way of taking pressure off the shoulders of the former PSG player, who led Senegal to its first AFCON title in February.
Observers expect to see Senegal do better than in 2018 and qualify in a group A of the World Cup comprising of the Netherlands, Qatar and Ecuador. 4 years ago, Senegal was piped by Japan to a round of 16 spot on the 'fair play rule'
Cisse will announce his list of players selected for Qatar at 10 a.m. local time on Friday.
