Lions of Teranga Ready to Bare Fangs Against Poland?

With next year's presidential elections on the horizon, Senegal is gripped by political and economic unrest. Further, the recent killing of a student by a police officer during university protests over unpaid bursaries presents the Senegalese football team's participation at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia as a beacon of hope, writes Mark Hann for The Conversation.

The Senegalese football team.

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