African Legends Drogba, Yaya Toure Join Senegal Superstars Diouf, Fadiga Ahead of Clash With Netherlands

• Senegal take on the Netherlands, and African legends have reunited in Qatar ahead of the massive fixture
• Spotted in a viral photo are Ivorian legends Didier Drogba and Yaya Toure, who met with Senegal heroes El Hadji Diouf and Khalilou Fadiga
• Several African football fans and pundits are rooting for the reigning AFCON champions to do well at the Mundial

Ahead of Senegal’s opening game at the 2022 FIFA World Cup against the Netherlands, some African legends have reunited in Qatar.

Cameroon, Morocco, Tunisia, Ghana and Senegal are the teams that will be flying the African flag at the global showpiece.

The Teranga Lions, who will be without their captain Sadio Mane, will take on the Dutch national team on Monday afternoon, November 21 and the continent is united.

Former African Player of the Year Award recipients Didier Drogba and Yaya Toure were spotted alongside Senegal superstars El Hadji Diouf and Khalilou Fadiga.

Tension in Cameroon as African country risk expulsion from 2022 World Cup over legal battle

Football

Senegal head to the World Cup as the reigning African champions, and many have tipped the West Africans to do well at the tournament.

They would be doing everything to avoid repeating what happened at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, where they became the first-ever nation to be eliminated from a FIFA World Cup group stage via their fair-play record.

SuperSport reports that Aliou Cisse’s charges finished level with Japan on four points but received two more yellow cards.

Rohr tips Senegal to do well without Mane

Meanwhile, a former coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Gernot Rohr, suggested that Senegal can do well at the 2022 FIFA World Cup even without Sadio Mane.

Team captain Mane has been ruled out of the global showpiece following an injury as he underwent successful surgery in Germany.

Senegal journalist demands Sadio Mane's return for 'local solution' to injury ahead of World Cup

Football

But even though the Bayern Munich forward will not be available, ex-Nigeria coach Rohr believes Senegal have what it takes to spring surprises.

Sunday Oliseh rooting for Senegal, Morocco

Former Nigerian international Sunday Oliseh, who is in Qatar as a match expert for FIFA, has tipped Senegal and Morocco to fly Africa’s flag high at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Ghana, Cameroon and Tunisia are other African teams at the Mundial, but Oliseh suggested that the Teranga Lions and the Atlas Lions have impressed him.

Sharing his views on various topics, Oliseh emphasized the importance of data for analysts and coaches as he hinted at what should be expected from the African teams.