🚨 Vieira frustrated on his Senegal debut! | OneFootball

A difficult start!

This Friday afternoon, Senegal returned to competition with the opening matchday of the qualifiers for the 2027 AFCON.

This match against Mozambique was also a small event, as it was Patrick Vieira’s first game in charge of the Lions of Teranga.

However, not everything went as planned for the Senegalese, despite a first half they largely controlled.

That territorial dominance eventually paid off around the half-hour mark, with Nicolas Jackson opening the scoring at the end of a fine move.

The joy was short-lived, as Geny Catamo equalized just before the break with a fine strike from outside the box.

Unable to really raise the tempo in the second half despite Ibrahim Mbaye coming on around the hour mark, the Senegalese were therefore held to a draw and did not begin their new era in the best possible way.

For their next match, Patrick Vieira’s Senegal will travel to Ethiopia on Tuesday, September 29.

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