Thank you to the Senegalese Lions for qualifying for the next years World
Cup Finals after beating Namibia five nil whilst Egypt could only managed a
1 - 1 draw against Algeria .I wish both the Team and the entire Senegalese
Nation all the best  .
 Luntang
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From: B. Sillah <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2001 6:19 PM
Subject: Re: Senegalese Lions!


> Yus:
>
> Your prediction might be right on the money. Its half time and Senegal 3,
> Namibia 0. In the other crucial game in Algeria, its a scoreless one at
half
> time. Yes, Elhajj Diuof got one and Pape Thiaw got the other 2. It's too
> early to celebrate but lets keep our fingers cross. The game of soccer can
> be very brutal at times.
>
> Allez les lions!
>
>
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/football/africa/newsid_1449000/144912
6.stm
>
> Regards
> Sillah
>
>
> >From: Yusupha C Jow <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
> ><[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Re: Senegalese Lions!
> >Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 11:36:49 EDT
> >
> >Baboucarr:
> >
> >For the past couple of weeks I have been trying to intimate the
remarkable
> >run of Les Lions to the members of the L, but I think most were either
too
> >busy or just not aware of the latest soccer news.
> >
> >Regardless, this is a rejuvenated Senegalese team which is probably among
> >the
> >top three in Africa with Cameroon and S. Africa.  I was lucky enough to
> >watch
> >the last Les Lions in action during the last African Nations cup, and I
> >must
> >tell you that this is not the same team.  The last team, coached by Peter
> >Shnittinger, a well traveled, veteran German physio,  played a more rabid
> >in
> >your face style of soccer: a bit reminiscent of our cousins'  big man,
> >"Grande mbouba" toting, and loud mouth antics.  Weird analogy but this is
> >the
> >best I could come up with it to describe this frenetic style of play by
Les
> >Lions.
> >
> >But those of you who have been watching the game for a while will
probably
> >agree with me ; grandeur and overkill is a big part of Senegalese culture
> >in
> >particular and these attributes tend to seep into their style of
football.
> >One incident in particular stands out; in a match between Senegal and
> >Guinea
> >during the Zone 2 tourney at the Independence stadium in 1986, a Guinean
> >attacker ventured into the opposing defense where he ran into the
roadblock
> >created by the great Jahou Gaye and Roger Mendy.  Roger, in true Grande
> >fashion, tapped the ball over his head once, and instead of moving
forward,
> >he did it again to the poor Guinean chap.  Needless, to say, as a young
> >impressionable man in the stands, I was amazed by the amazing audacity
and
> >skill displayed by the great libero.  This is "Grande" style soccer.  It
is
> >a
> >style typified by a never die attitude but also one characterized by
> >extreme
> >showmanship.
> >
> >As much entertaining as the "Grande" style is, it was not going to get
them
> >to the highest stage.  Shnittinger let them play this style but, like a
> >blessing in disguise, the German was replaced by a Frenchman called Bruno
> >Metsau after the Nations Cup.  Metsau did something amazing.  He went to
> >France and somehow convinced many French boys with ties to Senegal to
> >represent their roots.  Most of them agreed.  Therefore, out went the
> >"Grande" style of play and in came the Franco-Senegalese boys.  In came
El
> >Hadjj Ousainou Diouf (Rennes), Ferdinand Colley (Lens),  Malick Ndiaye
(St
> >Etienne), Aliou Cisse (PSG) Saliou Diao (Monaco)etc etc.  The only
remnants
> >of the old guard are Omar Daff at left back, Khaliliou Fadiga at left
> >midfield or attack and the goalie.
> >
> >The impact of the Franco-Senegalese is the reason for this success.  I
pray
> >for Les Lions tomorrow. I would rather see a true sub-Saharan African
team
> >in
> >the big dance any day instead of some N. African side which would rather
> >represent the Arab World. Will Arab solidarity be the order of the day?
> >No!
> >I predict that Senegal will penetrate the Namibian defense multiple times
> >tomorrow.  Out of those multiple penetrations, five goals shall result.
> >
> >Allez Les Lions
> >
>
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