Afcon 2019: Suspended Koulibaly proud of Senegal despite Algeria defeat

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The centre-back was happy with the Lions of Terangaâ€™s Afcon campaign even though they fell short at the final hurdle

Senegal centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly believes the side shouldnâ€™t be downcast after their defeat to Algeria in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations on Friday.

The Lions of Teranga were beaten 1-0 at the Cairo International Stadium after a freak Baghdad Bounedjah goal in the second minute condemned them to a loss.

Koulibaly missed the West African nationâ€™s defeat through suspension, but the commanding defender took to Twitter to commend his teammatesâ€™ effort throughout the showpiece.

â€œWe are the #lionsdelateranga: we are sad but proud of ourselves, of our people and of what we have achieved â¤,â€ Koulibaly tweeted after the game.

ðŸ’š Noi siamo i #lionsdelateranga: siamo tristi ma orgogliosi di quello che siamo, del nostro popolo e di quello che abbiamo fatto ðŸ’›We are the #lionsdelateranga: we are sad but proud of ourselves, of our people and of what we have achieved â¤ï¸#AFCON2019 #KK pic.twitter.com/SBF6Kyd6is

The Napoli defender was instrumental in Aliou Cisseâ€™s side conceding just once in the six matches in which he featured.

Senegalâ€™s defeat at the hands of Algeria extends their poor run against the Desert Foxes, which reads four defeats in five games.

2019-07-20 10:00:03

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