England 1-3 Senegal: Africa has no reason to fear any team anymore – Sunday Oliseh
Former Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh has declared that African teams no longer need to fear any opponent in world football, following Senegal’s historic 3-1 friendly victory over England at City Ground on Tuesday.
Senegal made history as the first African nation to beat England, with goals from Ismaila Sarr, Habib Diarra, and Cheikh Sabaly. England’s captain Harry Kane scored the lone goal for the Three Lions.
Reacting to the result on his X (formerly Twitter) account, Oliseh noted that the introduction of the European Nations League has drastically reduced international friendly matches, which, in his view, is why African teams rarely beat top European sides.
He wrote: “The introduction of the European Nations League eliminated almost all possible international friendly matches windows. That, in my opinion, is the only reason teams like England do not get beaten often by African teams. The gap is no longer that significant, unlike in the 80s. Africa has no reason to fear any team in the world anymore!”
Looking ahead, England will face Andorra in a World Cup qualifier in September, while Senegal prepares to take on Sudan.
