Cisse is confident they will defeat the Pharaohs on Tuesday to qualify for the tournament in Qatar in spite of the 1-0 loss on Friday
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Following technical hitches that made it impossible to stream the match live as promised, organizers apologized to those who had paid to watch the livestreaming and made a pledge to upload the full match on a link for everyone to enjoy for free
NFF’s Director of Media and Communications, Ademola Olajire, explained on Friday that the task of having the game put up on livestream, as well as other details like TV production and stadium readiness, was entirely that of the organizers – Eurodata Sport
The Senegalese broke the deadlock through Moussa Sow in the 54th minute before the Eagles rallied for an equalizer late in the second half
The Hive holds a little over 6,000 fans
Currently on a five-match winning streak, since losing 0-1 to African vice champions, Egypt, in a 2017 Cup of Nations qualifying match in Alexandria a year ago, the Super Eagles are ranked 41st in the world, 10 places below Senegal’s Teranga Lions and three places below the Etalons of Burkina Faso
Giresse – who took over in 2013 – left his post after failing to guide Senegal through the group stages of the recent African showpiece
A former professional player at Valenciennes, Lille, Nice and Beauvais, he shot to global prominence 11 years ago when his Senegal side defeated his native country, France, who were also reigning European champions at the time