Aliou Cissé

thumb|Aliou Cissé Aliou Cissé (born 24 March 1976) is a Senegalese professional football coach and former player and the head coach of the Angola national team. Quotes There were other generations we looked to for inspiration when playing football. If I played football, it's thanks to Jules François Bocandé and the 1986 generation. If I have dreadlocks, it's because Jules François Bocandé had them. That means we, the 2002 generation, had role models. Guèye Sène, Bocandé, Locotte, Cheikh Seck, Boy Bandi, Roger Mendy, all these guys made us want to play football. They were our role models, they were the pioneers of all this. And in the 2022 generation that won the AFCON, some tell me, ‘Coach, when you played, we were behind the bus, shouting Diouf, Fadiga, Cissé.’ All these kids tell me the same thing, Cheikhou Kouyaté, Gana Guèye, Pape Abou Cissé. So, we made them want to play football. "Aliou Cissé confesses: 'If I played football, if I have dreadlocks, it's thanks to Jules François Bocandé…'", June 13 2022 African Champions! It was a long, difficult journey, but we never gave up. This match was also difficult. We had our best spell at the very beginning, that penalty we missed, other opportunities we couldn't convert. After that, the match became more balanced, the boys never gave up. We prepared for this match thoroughly; we knew we could go to extra time or win on penalties, we never doubted ourselves, we always had faith, we kept fighting on the pitch. "'We have a star on our jersey too,' exclaimed Aliou Cissé after Senegal’s AFCON title", February 07 2022 External links Category:1976 births Category:Living people Category:Soccer players from Senegal Category:Football (soccer) coaches