Madagascar is one of the three leading nations of 2019

African football : Algeria, Senegal and Madagascar, the three flagship nations of 2019.

Madagascar is one of the three leading nations of 2019 with Algeria, Senegal. The sports year 2019 ends for African football. Three nations will have made their mark with Algeria, Senegal and Madagascar, notably at the CAN in Egypt.

Algeria at the top of African football

After a vacuum that lasted several years with repeated conflicts and a waltz of breeders, the teamAlgeria is now at the top of African football. And it’s with a continental title acquired brilliantly this summer in Egypt. Yet, the Fennecs had arrived on tiptoe with the CAN fiasco in mind 2017 in Gabon and an elimination in the first round. The change took place during the era Djamel Belmadi.

Riyad Mahrez, the captain of the Algerian selection, is one of three finalists in the race for the African Player of the Year title 2019 (with the Senegalese Sadio Mané and the Egyptian Mohamed Salah). The English champion with Manchester City notably scored the goal which sent the Fennecs to the final of the CAN 2019. His coach Djamel Belmadi, him, is in the running for the title of Best Coach of an African Men's Team.

Senegal in second place for the second time

Unhappy finalist of the African Cup of Nations 2019, Senegal occupies second place in this competition for the second time. What remains an achievement. Aliou Cisse, the coach and former captain of the generation 2002, had already achieved the feat of qualifying the Lions in the semi-final, After 13 ans d’absence, and in the quarter-finals during the previous CAN 2017 organized by Gabon. The Lions of Téranga are at the top of the FIFA rankings for the African continent. They will have no less than four representatives during the CAF Awards awarded in January 2020 : Kalidou Koulibaly, Sadio Mané, Kréppin Diatta and coach Aliou Cissé.

Winner of the Champions League with Liverpool and finalist of the CAN, Sadio Mané achieved a year 2019 full. And despite his fourth place in the last Ballon d’Or, the Senegalese can be proud to be part of a flagship nation of African football.

Madagascar is one of the three leading nations of 2019

Surprise : « Madagascar »

For a surprise, it was a surprise. Passed through a preliminary round, Madagascar was the first team to validate its ticket for the CAN 2019. Thanks to a magnificent free kick scored at the end of the match by Marco Ilaimaharitra, Madagascar won the first victory in its history in CAN against Burundi (1-0) during the second day. « This is our first participation and we have a draw and a victory. We are working miracles and that’s so much the better », commented coach Nicolas Dupuis.

Then, the country achieved the feat of reaching the quarter-finals of the final phase in Egypt. Nicolas Dupuis' men even finished at the head of their group by having the luxury of beating Nigeria in group matches.

Le Petit Poucet surprised everyone with a squad made up of players who did not necessarily play in major clubs and championships. But solidarity and group spirit allowed the Bareas to advance step by step in the competition. That was until this quarter-final defeat, to come out with your head held high against Tunisia.

“We wanted to do well”

Since the start of qualifying, the Bareas surprise their world. Passed through a preliminary round, Nicolas Dupuis’ men advance at their own pace, always confident and united. Initially, they made history with this qualification for the CAN in Egypt (they had been the first).

Madagascar is one of the three leading nations of 2019

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