Algeria Foot โ Before meeting Algeria, Senegal must first face Rwanda on the occasion of the 6th and final day of qualifying for the 2023 African Cup of Nations in Cรดte d’Ivoire.
However, the programming of this match poses a problem between the Senegalese and Rwandan federations. Initially, the first leg between the two teams was to be played in Rwanda, but it ended up being played in Senegal, as Rwanda did not have a stadium that complied with the Confederation of African Football regulations. The two federations had agreed to reverse the location of the return match by playing it in Rwanda.
However, Senegal now refuses this inversion and asks CAF to maintain the meeting on September 9 at home. Three days later, Aliou Cissรฉ’s troops will face Algeria in Dakar in a highly anticipated friendly match, being a remake of the CAN 2019 final, won by the Fennecs in Egypt. Moreover, Senegal are the reigning African champions after beating Egypt in the CAN 2021 final in Cameroon.
Senegal wants to avoid traveling to Rwanda at all costs because it would tire their players a lot before the game against Algeria. One day before the end of the qualifiers, Senegal dominated the standings with 13 points, closely followed by Mozambique with a total of 7 points. Benin sits third with 5 points, while Rwanda closes the list with only 2 points. This means that the teams of Mozambique and Benin are competing for the second and last qualifying place to accompany Senegal to CAN 2023.