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Could Senegal be the Worst team of the Diaspora World Cup?

Could Senegal be the Worst team of the Diaspora World Cup?

The Diaspora of Senegal
Tue 04 Jun 2013 00:00 GMT

Could Senegal be the Worst team of the Diaspora World Cup?

Senegal Faces a Difficult Diaspora World Cup Campaign
General Manager Mody Ndiaye (center) with his team captain talking with a lot of confidence to the media minutes before the game at the Walker Stadium.

 

The Diaspora team of Senegal is making headlines again. Naturally, it's not anything positive. The latest is that they lost 11-0 to the team of Philippines from Baltimore and let me remind you that this was not a Basket Ball game, but a Soccer game. Since taking the reins of Senegal, head coach Habib Ba and general manager Mody Ndiaye have had at their disposal good players with individual skills and a lot of potential. Unfortunately, this has not been reflected with results. Each year, it seems, Senegal hits some kind of new low. Whether it's in the stands or on the synthetic turf field, the situation for the team has been on a rapid decline since the beginning of the 2013 Diaspora World Cup season with four straight loss. After this latest debacle, we must start to ask whether or not Senegal has become the worst soccer team of the Diaspora World Cup. I for one believe people may be publicly supporting the Senegalese team, but there's absolutely no indication that there actually is one in private. As it is now, Senegal is only serving to drag its own Diaspora down and diminish the value of their players. Something has to be done. Senegal next game is against Sierra Leone next Saturday at the Heurich Stadium. Stay Tuned!!!! The Diaspora World Cup

A Competitive Group Stage

Senegal found itself in a particularly demanding group containing several strong diaspora teams. Sierra Leone's contemporary report described the group as containing ten national teams, with only four places available for qualification.

 

The level of competition meant that teams needed consistent performances throughout the group stage. A poor result could have a major effect on a team's chances of progressing.

Senegal Among Strong International Communities

The presence of Senegal added another African football community to a tournament that brought together teams representing different national backgrounds. The Diaspora World Cup's broader structure is based on using football to connect diaspora communities through sport.

 

Senegal's participation therefore formed part of a wider international competition rather than being an isolated campaign. Players represented their community while competing against teams with similarly strong cultural and football identities.
Fabio Cannavaro pictured outside the Paradiso training centre in Naples

Senegal Faces a Difficult Diaspora World Cup Campaign

With only four qualification places available from the ten-team group, Senegal needed results to remain competitive. The group included several teams with ambitions of reaching the later stages of the tournament.

 

The original question about Senegal's position reflects the pressure surrounding the team's campaign. Without verified results covering Senegal's full run, however, it would be misleading to label the team definitively as the tournament's worst side.

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