After their victory with Senegal in the African Cup of Nations on Sunday, midfielder Pape Gueye and striker Olympique de Marseille until 2024″>Bamba Dieng had a mixed comeback with Olympique de Marseille on Thursday. Nice’s defeat (1-4) on Wednesday in the Coupe de France, as well as a falling out between Olympian and Senegalese leaders have calmed the euphoria.
Bamba Dieng and Pape Gueye shone with Senegal during the CAN.
In their young careers as footballers, midfielder Pape Gueye and striker Bamba Dieng undoubtedly experienced their best moment on Sunday by contributing to the coronation of Sngalen in the African Cup of Nations.
A first major trophy for the two talents of Olympique de Marseille, who celebrated this success with their national team-mates and the Senegalese people for several days.
A mixed comeback on the Canebire
But this euphoria quickly subsided for the two men. On their return to the Canebire on Thursday, the two Olympian players received a welcome warm from their teammates, proud of their international success, but a little less demonstrative from their leaders and staff, blows the newspaper L’Equipe this Friday. Preoccupied with other matters, the Marseille management would hardly have congratulated his two talents on the occasion of their comeback.
How can such behavior be explained? The slap received against Nice (1-4) in the Coupe de France on Wednesday sealed the atmosphere. Especially since OM wanted to recover Gueye and Dieng as soon as possible in order to be able to count on them for this match, before encountering the refusal of the Senegalese Federation. The exchanges were then stormy with the body, which judged the Marseilles requests dplaces.
Gueye, a choice that does not pass…
As you will have understood, the pill seems difficult to swallow for the Marseille management. And that’s not all. The newspaper tells us that the Olympian bosses would particularly like Gueye. Why ? They would not have appreciated the fact of seeing their midfielder respond favorably to the call of the Lions of Tranga, just a few weeks before the start of the CAN.
An unexpected absence at the start of the season which annoyed internally. Without having a regular starter status under the orders of Olympian coach Jorge Sampaoli (34% playing time on the pitch this season), Gueye could have rendered services, especially against Nice in the absence of Boubacar Kamara (suspended ), in midfield. But the diligent courtship of Senegalese coach Aliou Ciss charmed him. Whatever happens, OM, with their African champions, will have to quickly turn the page to focus on the trip to Metz on Sunday in Ligue 1.
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