U17 World Cup; Senegal eliminated: "What was lacking was efficiency in front of goal," Pape Ibrahima Faye

It was an unexpected end for the Senegal U17 team in the round of 32 of the U17 World Cup. Immediately after the match, the Senegalese team's coach was quick to react.

Pape Ibrahima Faye after the Young Lions' defeat against Uganda:

“I put this defeat into the context of football. Football is football: you can be good and win; you can be bad and lose or win. But today, the problem was technical. Our lads missed a lot of technical plays, whether it was passing or shooting. Then, when we were behind, instead of keeping their composure and continuing to play, they unfortunately rushed things. But that's still football.”

Pape Ibrahima Faye continued, saying,

“The work continues. These are young players, U17s, we are still developing, so it continues. [There are bound to be regrets] Yes. Nobody likes to lose, even in a training session. But the regrets are the chances we didn't convert against Uganda. But it's still a good performance. The lads played. That was the objective.”