Roger Mendy reflects on the unfortunate events of the Senegal-Côte d’Ivoire match (0-2), expressing sadness for Senegalese football.
– “Senegalese football does not deserve what it has experienced. Losing a match, vandalizing, and sabotaging is not good. It was a difficult match, but it was not impossible to score 4 goals. After what we showed, however, we couldn’t score. We had to be sporty until the end of the match. Whether we ransack or not, we would be eliminated anyway.”
– “Sport is not violence but a game.”
“In both matches, the Senegal team was not up to par. Ivory Coast had a block to manage this match, and they managed it well. It’s an indignation for all of Senegal after what happened during this match. Senegalese football does not deserve such behavior.”
– “We must try to educate and discipline our football. Because such behavior, I think this is the first time that this has happened in an international match in Senegal. This is not excusable.”
– “The right basis is to work in the long term. We only know the short term. In football, it takes patience and work.”
