Kingcalls:


U were 10 yrs old ...u knew nothing about football.... I was in university then ....go back and ask that ur uncle this same question...he will laugh at u

This is the real Senegalese golden generation.... man to man , this Senegalese team will wipe 2002

Its like u don't know how deadly mane is ...do u know ishmaila sarr is Watford deadliest player and man u will b coming for him in the summer.... they have the best goal keeper In world football presently...no African keeper has ever been nominated, talkless of winning it... coulibaly is amongst the best defenders in world football and is valued at about 100m Euros ... chlesea are going for him once Rudiger leaves... Gana and Diallo are psg players ...onfact 3 different players have won champions league in this team ...

ThierryJay:
2000 - 2002 team edges it for me.

They faced stronger sides then and triumphed. The Cameroon of Mboma and Etoo that they faced and lost to via penalties in 2002 final is much stronger than Egypt of this Afcon.

The team also beat a French team in their prime at the world cup and went on to reach the quarter finals which I believe supersedes their current nations cup trophy win.

Kingcalls:


I watched Senegal grow ... especially when they surprised Nigeria in lagos 2000 in the quarters tanks to Aghawonder and Amunike that came in and scored the winner....after 2002 they went into obscurity... they only shined for 3 yrs and they gased out without winning anything

Carlyboi:


My uncle?It seems you’re confused here cos you quoted the wrong person I never mentioned any uncle here and “ Mr I was in the university “ you can’t tell me nothing about football pass down your generational knowledge to the novice or the starters not me,see,as at when I was 10 I was respected so was my views,knowledge and opinion on anything football,I was a mini-football encyclopedia and FYI Korea and Japan 2002 wasn’t my first fifa World Cup Just so you know.

And Mr for all your I know so much about football it’s hugely disappointing that Mane and Chelsea playing Liverpool and Chelsea respectively and a possible move to a big club for Ismaila Sarr,and whatnot are your metrics for proclaiming this 2022 team to be better!

As at 2002 can you name just 100 African players playing in the top 5 leagues and Top 4-5 teams across Europe as at that time?was not in the 90s that a lot of African players started getting their big breaks in Europe and few started finding their way into top clubs in the late 90s and early 2000s...despite all these factors and chalked didn’t salif Diao and Diouf later play for liverpool after shining at the World Cup?Tony Silva was playing at lens who were competing regularly at the UCL then and khalilou fadiga also signed for inter Milan so on what basis is the 2022 team better dude?

I think Your football knowledge is limited and maybe it’s your memory been fuzzy now!

gsegun43:


Then you should understand my point.

And it was aghaowa that scored our 2 goals that day, they were leading from the first half and aghaowa entered and scored in the 8smth minute to take the match to xtra time before scoring again in the xtra time to win the match. The match was very hot that evening.

Joezinho:
Truth is, you can't compare both. The 2002 set were warriors. I still remember our games vs Senegal in 2000 and 2002. Those games were wars. They beat France and a very good Swedish team that had Henrik Larsson. They should have won the AFCON in 2002 if not for PK and luck saving Cameroon. They were far better than this present set.

You can say that again


Fadiga, Henri Camara, Ferdinand Coly, Aloiu Cisse, Habib Beye, Papa Diop, Salif Diao, El Hadji, Tony Sylva etc made up the 2002 squad..

This present set is kinda overrated bar Mane, Koulibaly, Mendy... What this Senegal team is missing is a Mikel or Fadiga type midfield controller. That's the missing piece.

Kingcalls:


I know amuneke came in the game as well and changed the game... are u sure amuneke dint score??

gsegun43:


Aghahowa came in for Babangida shortly after Amunike entered for Ben akwegbu and he (Aghahowa) scored our 2 goals. Okocha got a red card in extra time. That match was hot mehn.

Kingcalls:
This present team of course....tho 2002 were golden as well...but dunt hv the same luck as this present team

chamboy:
The have more World Class Players now.

samtol4:
did you watch the 2002 team ?

Kingcalls:


U were 10 yrs old ...u knew nothing about football.... I was in university then ....go back and ask that ur uncle this same question...he will laugh at u

This is the real Senegalese golden generation.... man to man , this Senegalese team will wipe 2002

Its like u don't know how deadly mane is ...do u know ishmaila sarr is Watford deadliest player and man u will b coming for him in the summer.... they have the best goal keeper In world football presently...no African keeper has ever been nominated, talkless of winning it... coulibaly is amongst the best defenders in world football and is valued at about 100m Euros ... chlesea are going for him once Rudiger leaves... Gana and Diallo are psg players ...onfact 3 different players have won champions league in this team ...

sniper77:
I have been priviledged to watch 4 different Senegalese national team in 30years.

The Senegalese team captained by the late Jules Bocande at Senegal 92 was a formidable squad and the super eagles of Nigeria defeated that team in the first game of afcon hosted by Senegal.It wasn't an easy game and the late Stephen Keshi scored the winning goal in that match which ended 2-1 in favour of Nigeria.

A new generation emerged in 2000 and Nigeria laboured hard to edge them out in a quarter final game after conceeding a goal scored by Henri Camara.Julius Aghahowa came from the bench to give Nigeria victory.

The Senegalese team held their grounds against the Super eagles in the semi final match in 2002 afcon and defeated Nigeria but lost to Cameroun in the final via penalty kicks.

That squad was captained by Aliou Cisse and they had a robust style of play with so much flair and precision.A team that was simply unlucky not to win a trophy in their generation.An outstanding performance was given by that team at Korea Japan 2002.Papa Bouba Diop was a beast,Khalilou Fadiga was a delight to watch in midfield and Henri Camara dribbled opposition players with ease while El-Hadji Diof was that aggressive attacker that made life difficult for defenders. Salif Diao and Aliou Cisse anchored the midfield while Ferdinand Coly was a no nonsense defender who gave cover to Toni Sylva supported by Lamine Diatta.

The Senegalese team of 2006-2015 declined in their performance and Aliou Cisse appointed in 2015 rebuilt the squad over the years.

The new generation Senegalese team led by Koulibaly, Mane ,Kouyate,Sarr and Mendy are a delight to watch and very good squad.The best team in Africa and they justified their rating over the years by lifting the afcon cup for the first time for Senegal.

I doff my hat for this present generation of Senegalese team but the golden generation of the Teranga lions of Senegal was the squad captained by Aliou Cisse in 2000 and 2002.

This present Senegalese team can never be compared with the 2002 squad.

Neither can the Ivory Coast team of 2015 led by Yaya Toure or this present team captained by Sergei Aurier be compared with the squad led by Abdoulaye Traore,Joel Tiehi,Youssouf Fofana,Moussa Traore,Oumar Ben Salah and Alain Gouamene at Senegal 92 and the 94 squad at afcon held in Tunisia.


The first afcon match I watched was the final match btw Nigeria and Cameroun at Maroc 88 and we had a strong team that lost controversially to Cameroun from penalty kick taken by Roger Milla.Henry Nwosu scored a wonderful header from a corner kick that was ruled out and he was a part of the golden generation that won 1980 afcon.

I never watched 1980 afcon live cos I was very young then but the internet helped over the years and I watched most of the games played by the stars of that generation and the final match against Algeria.

In my opinion the 1980 squad of our national team was the best followed by the 1994 squad.

Joezinho:
Truth is, you can't compare both. The 2002 set were warriors. I still remember our games vs Senegal in 2000 and 2002. Those games were wars. They beat France and a very good Swedish team that had Henrik Larsson. They should have won the AFCON in 2002 if not for PK and luck saving Cameroon. They were far better than this present set.

We're they given any trophy for beating France?



Fadiga, Henri Camara, Ferdinand Coly, Aloiu Cisse, Habib Beye, Papa Diop, Salif Diao, El Hadji, Tony Sylva etc made up the 2002 squad..

This present set is kinda overrated bar Mane, Koulibaly, Mendy... What this Senegal team is missing is a Mikel or Fadiga type midfield controller. That's the missing piece.

Slayar:
Anyone who says this team is better than 2002 team is probably under 20yrs old.

Kingcalls:


Then y dint they win a cup?? This team have proved they are better... they will also tell u that Brazil 82 squad was the best assembled squad in Brazil history but the 1970 squad was labelled the best cos it was effective

checkoutEnugu:


Just pray that they even qualify for world cup against Egypt. Just pray. Then I will see that greatness doesnt come in winning cup but in defining moments.

Kingcalls:


Egypt will not make world cup...Senegal will knock them out .... Egypt barely survived 90mins ...cant u see they sat back all thru the game

checkoutEnugu:


If Senegal doesnt qualify then, they will be a laughing stock. I think Egypt will get the job done. It's the only way to appease their fans. Senegal need to watch out but they are carried away by this win. They wont be at world cup

Kingcalls:


Appease which fans ?? Person wey better pass u , better pass u ... Senegal is better than Egypt and that's y they are ranked 1 in Africa... or dint u watch the game last night... they outplayed Egypt

checkoutEnugu:


And couldn't score a goal. A single goal. U need to watch 2002 set

Kingcalls:


The ones they scored in 2002, 2hat did it win them??