Senegalese National Team Players Awarded With National Honors For Winning AFCON

President Macky Sall after declaring a national holiday, the Senegalese President awarded members of the national team $87,000 each; 200sqm plot of land in the capital(Dakar), 500sqm in a nearby city and a national medal called Order of the Lion.

“We dream of the cup, you build this dream and you make it come true.” Senegalese President to Coach Aliou Cisse, the coach who made this dream come true after many supposed failure as it were.. Aliou Cisse as a former captain of the Senegalese national team with his crop of good and fantastic players then could not achieve this dream but today the long awaited trophy is home.