Senegal's Victory: Our Lesson

It's football made in Afrika for Africans by Afrikans brewed on the field of Yaoundé.
The matches showcased a unique blend of talents, tactics trends, training and a mettle of time-honoured coaching.
Despite the high and low points, the adrenaline of players, spectators, pundits, organisers, betting folks soared and tickled some of us who initially said we did not care. It would interest you to know that in a tournament that produced 100 goals with Vincent Aboubakar and Karl Toko Ekambi netting 8 and 5 goals respectively, with Sadio Mané, being named the Best Player of the competition.

By now you may have heard or watched excerpts of the final match of 33rd Aftica Cup of Nations at the Olembe Stadium in Yaounde, Cameroon, on Sunday 6th of February.
You might have heard about the Lions of Teranga (Senegal 🇸🇳 ) victory over the Pharoah's (Egypt) in a tournament that saw debutant Comoros scoring against Ghana. 

Although there were some controversies here and there with a stampede killing some spectators, the fact is that most of the 24 teams had game plans and expectations. However it went, there are some lessons we can draw from this edition of the biennial tournament.
And though we may be six (6) weeks into 2022, and we could, like the Senegalese team;
1. Be intentional and have a long term project in mind.
2. Plan and prepare with the right investment.
3. Believe in ourselves first and look within for integrated solutions.
4. Have the discipline and patience to stay the course.
5. And be determined to grow with a balanced perspective and positive mindset to ride the stakes.

May your evening be blessed.
Greetings
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