Senegal will start the safeguard of their Africa Cup of Nations crown when they have Benin in a gathering L capability match at the Diamniadio Olympic Stadium in Dakar on the night of Saturday 4 June.
The Teranga Lions have partaken in an astounding 2022, coming out on top for their most memorable Afcon championship by beating Egypt on punishments in the last in Cameroon back in February, and following that up with another punishment win over the Pharaohs in late March to tie down a pass to the World Cup in Qatar.
However they as of now wind up opening the protection of their mainland title by handling local adversaries Benin - with mentor Aliou Cisse cautioning that the guests will be no weaklings.
"We will move toward this coordinate against Benin with a great deal of lowliness, since we need to remain on track regardless of whether we are African heroes," said Cisse.
"I heard my older sibling Lamine Ndiaye say that Senegal is presently the group to beat. Yet, before we were African heroes, we were the group to beat. Today, we will be substantially more. We should not fail to remember that our last gathering against Benin was difficult. It was an exceptionally extreme, exceptionally muddled match."
He added, "[Benin] don't come as casualties to Dakar. In any case, we believe in our most recent trips. Particularly the last game here against Egypt. We should proceed with our advancement."
Benin are seeking return to the Afcon interestingly starting around 2019 (when they arrived at the quarterfinals) and secure a fifth capability to the finals generally speaking. Their endeavor to arrive at the 2021 competition in Cameroon saw them barely pass up a major opportunity to Sierra Leone.
In no holds barred details, Senegal and Benin have met in seven matches going back similarly as 1961. The Teranga Lions have asserted five successes contrasted with only one for the Squirrels, while one game has been drawn.
The groups' latest gathering was in the 2019 Afcon finals in Egypt, with Senegal dominating a gathering game in Cairo 1-0 because of an objective from midfielder Idrissa Gana Gueye.
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