Chelsea Goalkeeper Explains Why Winning AFCON is Bigger Than the UEFA Champions League

• Edouard Mendy has had a great start to the year 2022 after winning two trophies in February with club and country
• The former Stade Rennais shot stopper helped Chelsea to their second UEFA Champions League success last year
• Mendy reveals winning the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon ranks high on his list of achievements

Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy says winning the Africa Cup of Nations gave him 'ten times chills' over being crowned a UEFA Champions League winner.

The Chelsea number one played a key role in the club's UEFA Champions League success last season, keeping the most clean sheets as the English giants were crowned European champions.

In an interview with French magazine Onze Mondial, the former Stade Rennais goalkeeper rated the Africa Cup of Nations triumph top on his list of successes.

“Yes, I said that winning the CAN was stronger than winning the Champions League (smile). Some people disagree with me. But already, this sentence is a feeling, so no one can interpret my feeling for me," he said.

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"Two, I won the CAN and the European Cup, so I can speak, I can say that there is a difference. When I say that the CAN gave me 10 times more chills, that's my feeling. That's really what happened.

"Afterwards, when we won the Champions League, we were in the Covid period. We didn't do a parade, we didn't make communion with the supporters, so that also matters. And when you see what happened in Dakar after the CAN, I can say that it's 10 times stronger!."

Edouard Mendy was instrumental in Senegal's victory at AFCON 2021, saving two penalties as the Teranga Lions defeated Egypt to win the competition for the first time in their history.

Chelsea goalkeeper opens up on AFCON victory

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Senegal goalkeeper, Edouard Mendy has no words to describe the Teranga Lions' triumph at the Africa Cup of Nations a week ago.

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Mendy rejoined his Chelsea teammates few hours after Senegal's AFCON winning team were given a heroes welcome in Dakar, to help the Blues to another title.

Speaking to Chelsea's media after making history with Senegal, the 29-year-old could not believe what he saw on their return to Dakar.