The Senegal U20 men’s national team has arrived in Zambia ahead of the Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, Zambia 2017 tournament which starts on 26 February.
The Senegalese arrived aboard a Kenyan Airways flight and touched down at Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport in Ndola at 14:40hrs.
The Senegalese hosted the last edition of the U20 Africa Cup of Nations and were losing finalists when they were beaten by Nigeria 1 – 0.
The represented Africa at 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.
With Cameroon being the first country to arrive in the country, Group B only awaits South Africa and Sudan.
The Senegalese will play all their group in Ndola at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium.
Their first game is against Sudan on Monday 27 February kicking off at 15:00hrs.
Welcome brothers. Welcome. Teranga lions. You are welcome. Give us the best football you have ever played. Welcome, Zambia is you home.
Welcome to Zambia, feel at home and make this your second home, after all some of you have mothers, aunties and grandmothers there on the Copperbelt. That’s the Copperbelt you have heard of so much. So please find time to even visit Kitwe’s Bulangililo Township. See our facilities and go tell those at home, what we have to offer. Enjoy our hospitality, and we hope some of you come back when we finally host the mucho one, Le grande uno.
These Senegalese are too old..
I can see some madalas in this team.Are some of these guys really Under 20?
It makes me happy to see warm welcoming remarks towards these West Africans. let us host this tournament like no other. Let’s treat our brothers with some warmth. This is their 2nd home indeed.
Some people look older and some younger than their age. It is genetics and environment. That Sahel sun can be mightily brutal. I also see causcasians here who look like madalas but ate young. The drugs, nutrition. ..etc..environment