Two Times AFCON Winning Coach Reveals African Country That Will Go Far at the World Cup

• Former Zambia and Ivory coach Herve Renard has tipped African champions Senegal to do well at the World Cup in Qatar
• The French man was at the draw in Qatar to find out which teams his Saudi Arabia will be facing at the tournament later this year
• Herve Renard has enormous experience on the continent after also spending time at Nirth African side Morocco

Herve Renard, a two-time Africa Cup of Nations winning coach, has tipped current champions Senegal to excel at the World Cup in Qatar.

The Saudi Arabia coach was in Doha to witness the draw for the global showpiece as he monitors which countries his side will face.

After the draw, the Frenchman shared his thoughts on the African countries that qualified for the World and his favourite to do well.

"Senegal can dream of going very far… It's an affordable pool for the Lions. The African team that can really go far is them. I see Senegal doing a huge world cup," he said as quoted by Football Senegal.

Senegal's national football team squad, coach, world rankings, AFCON and nickname

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Senegal have been drawn in Group A alongside host Qatar, South Americans Ecuador and the Netherlands. The Teranga Lions open their World Cup with a clash against the Oranges.

Meanwhile, Herve Renard's Portugal has been placed in Group C alongside Argentina, Poland and Mexico.

The Frenchman won the Africa Cup of Nations in 2012 with Zambia and in 2015 with Ivory Coast.

Holland coach Van Gaal reveals admiration for Sadio Mane

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that former Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has disclosed that he wanted to sign Senegal forward Sadio Mané during his time with the English giants.

However, the Senegal winger ended up joining United's fiercest rivals Liverpool, and has gone on to win several titles with the Reds.

After the World Cup draw in Doha, the Netherlands were pitted against the African champions, host Qatar and Ecuador, and reacting to his opponents he stated Senegal were the toughest and has huge admiration for their star forward Sadio Mané.

Key milestones of the Ivory Coast national football team

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Jurgen Klopp denies rift between Salah and Mane

Jurgen Klopp has rejected claims that the relationship between Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane has deteriorated because of their match ups at international level.

Sadio Mane twice led his Senegalese team to success against Mohamed Salah's Egypt, including beating the Pharaohs in the World Cup play-offs in midweek.

Klopp started Salah ahead of Mane in their game against Watford on Saturday, fueling more speculation but the German trainer quickly reacted, insisting the duo have respect for each other.