Diouf confident of Senegal win
By James Copnall
BBC Sport, Dakar

Striker El Hadji Diouf has made it clear Senegal will be taking no prisoners
in the Lions' crucial Nations Cup qualifier against Gambia on Saturday.

The two time African Footballer of the Year says the match will be a tough
encounter.

Diouf was annoyed by Gambian claims, repeated in the Senegalese press, that
the visitors would win the game.

"It won't be a match, it will be a war," Diouf said.

"It will not be a classic match, as they have threatened us," he continued.


It won't be a match, it will be a war
El Hadji Diouf
"We will see on Saturday who wins the war!"

If Diouf appeared fired up, national coach Guy Stephan was ice cool.

"I am serene, confident and concentrated," he said.

"It is a very important match because of the standings in the group."

The Senegalese know that anything less than a win against Gambia could
eliminate the Lions from the 2004 Nations Cup finals in Tunisia.


"We must take charge of play from the start," Diouf said.

The Liverpool player is likely to play from wide positions, as he did to
great effect in last weekend's friendly against Cape Verde. Senegal won that
game 2-1.

One player who missed that game was defender Omar Daf, whose father passed
away on Sunday.

"It is very sad for Omar and his family, and we would like to extend our
condolences to them," Stephan said.

Follow live coverage of all matches played throughout the Nations Cup
weekend on the website

Story from BBC SPORT:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/sport2/hi/football/africa/2965948.stm

Published: 2003/06/05 12:38:14 GMT

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