Senegal coach, Bab Thiaw, said today, Friday in Tangier, "We are determined to score as many goals as possible and achieve victory over the Democratic Republic of Congo."
The Senegalese national team will face its Congolese counterpart at four o'clock tomorrow afternoon, Saturday, on the grounds of the Grand Stadium of Tangier, as part of the second round matches of the group stage within the African Cup of Nations hosted by Morocco from December 21st to January 18th. Bab Thiaw explained, during the press conference preceding the match, "We play every match to win it, and we want to get the three points to maintain the top of the group," adding, "Tomorrow we will be facing the Democratic Republic of Congo team, which is a strong team and performs great, it finished the previous African Cup of Nations in fourth place." He pointed out, "The Congolese players have physical qualifications, and we also have our qualifications, and we will seek to maintain our way of playing and control the match." He considered that determination and patience are the keys to achieving victory in the match, adding: "The players play the match, but the men win it, and we have men in the Senegalese national team." He stressed, "We have different playing styles, and we can change the style according to the opponent on the field," highlighting that having a group of distinguished players increases competition among them to ensure a place for them on the field and provide their best. As for player Idrissa Gana Gueye, 36 years old, he stopped at the determination and desire to win among the players in their match against the Democratic Republic of Congo national team, highlighting that the Senegalese team, with a mix of experienced and young players, performs well on and off the field. He added, "We are not afraid of Congo, we know that it is a team that has demonstrated great qualifications and performance during the last African Cup of Nations, and we are fully focused on what we can do to win the match," adding that "This match is important because winning it means qualifying to the next round." In the round within Group Four, the Senegal national team achieved a wide victory over Botswana with three goals without a response, while the Democratic Republic of Congo defeated Benin with a goal to zero.
