Today Amara Traoré was relieved of his duties as coach of the Senegalese National Team. After 25 months in charge, the Senegalese coach was sacked following the disastrous AFCON 2012 campaign when Senegal lost all three of its group games.
There was much hope for the Teranga Lions who, under the leadership of Amara Traoré, oversaw an undefeated qualifying campaign which was a first in the history of Senegal. Arrived in Bata however, Amara Traoré and his team’s fortunes quickly changed however as they found themselves unable to beat the likes of Zambia, Equatorial Guinea & Libya. Senegal had entered the competition as one of the favorites but ended up being the first team to be eliminated.
Upon the return to Dakar, the imminent dismissal of Amara Traoré hung over his head like the sword of Damocles. The popular opinion was already not with the national team coach, berating him for his ultra offensive and unbalanced style of play as well as questioning his tactical competence to lead the side to trophies in Africa. Of course after the calamitous AFCON 2012 campaign, dubbed by the Senegalese media as “the fiasco of Bata”, it was going to be near impossible for Amara Traoré to remain as coach of the Teranga Lions. After all, the losses suffered in Bata exacerbated a winless run in AFCON since 2006. Various rumors and reports have it now that the Federation of Senegalese Football is looking to lure away Hervé Renard from his current post at the head of the Zambia team.
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