FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Africa Cup of Nations 2019 - Group C - Senegal v Tanzania - 30 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt - June 23, 2019 Senegal coach Aliou Cisse REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
CAIRO (Reuters) - Senegal coach Aliou Cisse has been battling to convince the media and public that his team are not favourites to win the Africa Cup of Nations and his players might have inadvertently done the job for him.
The Lions of Teranga certainly did not look like potential champions as they allowed themselves to be bullied by Algeria's more physical approach during their 1-0 defeat on Thursday.
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