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African coaches to face off in AFCON final

The two coaches will face off in the final [Courtesy]

Algeria coach Djamel Belmadi hopes that next Friday’s Africa Cup of Nations final against Senegal will persuade more countries to put their trust in the region’s managers.

Both teams are led by local coaches in their early 40s with ex-Algeria international Belmadi in charge of the Desert Foxes and Senegal under the leadership of Aliou Cisse, who played for the Lions of Teranga when they last reached the final in 2002.

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