By AFP 05 January 2022 | 10:50 am Pre-tournament favourites Senegal head to Cameroon for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with an added pressure after President Macky Sall told Sadio Mane’s side on Tuesday to “bring us the cup”. FILE PHOTO: President of Senegal Macky Sall attends the Paris Peace Forum after the commemoration ceremony for Armistice Day, 100 years after the end of the First World War, in Paris, France November 11, 2018. Yoan Valat/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Pre-tournament favourites Senegal head to Cameroon for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with added pressure after President Macky Sall told Sadio Mane’s side on Tuesday to “bring us the cup”. Senegal has twice reached the final, in 2000 and 2019, but have yet to win the continental title. “This time, I’m not talking about the final but about the cup. You will have to fight to bring us the cup,” said the Senegalese leader, speaking in Wolof to the staff and players at the presidential palace. “You can do it. You are the best tactically, technically and qualitatively”, he continued in French, adding it would now be a question of “will” and “fighting spirit”. The Senegalese were due to take off in the evening for Cameroon, where the tournament begins on Sunday. The Lions, led by Liverpool striker Mane and Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, will face Zimbabwe in Group B on January 10, followed by matches against Guinea and Malawi. Latest 5 mins ago Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has ruled out the suggestions to strengthen the country’s security architecture with a state police system. Buhari in an interview scheduled to air on Channels Television at 7:00 pm Wednesday, January 5, said state governments are guilty of causing an imbalance in their respective domain. “State police is not an option…… 9 mins ago Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders has become the latest member of the club staff to test positive for coronavirus, throwing Thursday’s League Cup semi-final at Arsenal into further doubt. 15 mins ago Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday officially launched the emblem and appeal fund ahead of the January 15, 2022 commemoration of the Armed Forces Remembrance Day. 19 mins ago After overcoming fears of postponement because of the Covid pandemic, the Africa Cup of Nations now faces its next big worry: security. 30 mins ago Governors of Nigeria’s southwest states have condemned the alleged role of the attorney-general Abubakar Malami in deploying security operatives to evict residents of Magodo Estate in Lagos State. The governors said it was ‘disgraceful’ for a security agent to disregard Lagos State governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu who visited the scene to broker a truce in the…
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