Senegal coach laments loss to Nigeria

Nifemi Daniel

Senegal’s U-23 team coach, Serigne Saliou Dia, has expressed deep disappointment and regret over defeat to Nigeria in Wednesday’s semifinal clash of the CAF U-23 Nations Cup.

He said not losing to Samson Siasia’s side would have helped them cement their place at the 2016 Olympic Games before the final round of matches but they have put the disappointment behind them and would go for the ticket in the third place match on Saturday.

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“I’m disappointed that we lost against Nigeria which could’ve cemented our place in the final and the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,” the coach toldcafonline.com.

“We’re still close to attaining our goal which is to qualify for Rio. I have to congratulate the boys. They played well but we were not lucky at all. We created so many chances but were not efficient in converting them.”

“The third-place match would be a second chance for us to qualify for the Olympics because that is our objective.

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