Alain Giresse hints at Senegal exit

Alain Giresse indicated that he would not be signing a new deal as coach of Senegal after the Lions of Teranga exited the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday.

The west African nation, who have never won the continental title, needed only a point against Algeria in Malabo to progress to the last eight from Group C but a 2-0 defeat coupled with a 2-1 win for Ghana against South Africa in Mongomo saw them exit at the first hurdle.

When asked if he was now going to step down, Frenchman Giresse replied: "I am out of contract. My contract has finished. The road ends here for Senegal. There will be a lot of changes in and around the team. What happens next I don't know, but I know what I am going to do."

Of the performance, he added: "We were not at our best. It was a strange match. Our performance was not up to what we could have expected."