Senegal head coach Aliou Cisse and his staff haven’t been paid in the last six months, but he doesn’t want to make a big deal out of it as the team prepares to defend the title won in Cameroon just under two years ago.He’s not Snoop Dogg, he’s not Bob Marley, but in Senegal – he’s a star that keeps on shiningCisse received the praise of the FSF, which commended his patriotism for not lodging any complaints during the six months he went without salary. His case was extensively discussed during the FSF executive committee meeting. Addressing the chapter on the Africa Cup of Nations, the federation’s president, Me Augustin Senghor, extensively briefed on it. He informed his colleagues about the unsatisfactory situation faced by the technical staff, who went six months without salary. After his presentation, an icy atmosphere enveloped the room, and unanimously, all federation members lamented this situation.##NAJAVA_MECA_7766928##Given that, except for Senghor himself and Abdoulaye Sow, who was absent from the meeting, no other member of the Executive Committee was aware of these difficulties faced by the technicians. They all acknowledged that Aliou Cisse and his colleagues do not deserve such treatment, especially on the eve of such an important competition like the Africa Cup of Nations.As if they coordinated, they all expressed their support while also praising and congratulating Cisse for his patriotism. Since then, the coach has not said a word and continued working so that his team could replicate their success in Ivory Coast as they did two years ago in Cameroon, where they reached the pinnacle of continental football after 57 years of drought.AFCON 2024: Egypt seeks eighth title in Cote d’IvoireDespite facing a similar situation at the beginning of his tenure as the Indomitable Lions’ coach, Cisse hoped such issues were resolved. However, both he and his entire coaching staff have allegedly not been paid since June, leaving them in disbelief.Cisse took over as Senegal’s coach in March 2015, and it’s reported that his monthly salary is around $33,000.
