TotalEnergies CAF CHAN 2024: Meet the coach: Souleymane Diallo (Senegal)
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The defending champions will be guided by Souleymane Diallo, a rising coaching figure in Senegalese football.
The young coach will have the tough task of defending the Lions of Teranga’s first and only title when the defending champions kick off their title defense later this year.
Fact File
Name: Souleymane Diallo
Country of birth: Senegal
Selection: Senegal
Start of mandate: 2024
Career Highlights
Before taking up his coaching role with Senegal, Souleymane Diallo distinguished himself by developing promising talents on the international stage. His record testifies to his ability to combine training and character development in players, making him a key asset in the progression of Senegalese football.
Style of play
Souleymane Diallo is distinguished by a pragmatic and balanced tactical approach. It relies on a solid and structured defence, built around a compact block. This defensive organisation is based on strict discipline and fluid communication between the lines.
Offensively, Diallo favours a direct approach to attack. The rapid transition phases are at the heart of his system, exploiting the speed and technicality of his attackers to catch the opposing defences by surprise.
TotalEnergies CAF CHAN experience
The 2024 finals in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda will be the coach’s first TotalEnergies CAF CHAN competition. A tough task awaits the coach with the ever-growing standard of the competition, as teams look to clinch the title away from the West African champions.
Did you know?
Among the players present for this edition, Serigné Koita and Aboudoulaye Dieng are the only two survivors of the team that won the TotalEnergies CAF CHAN 2022 in Algeria. Their experience will be a major asset for the youthful Senegalese squad.
