Senegalese fans expect national team to go further at World Cup

STORY: Senegalese fans expect national team to go further at World Cup DATELINE: Nov. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: Dakar CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): WANG ZIZHENG, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): SAYDOU SAMBOU, Football fan 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Wolof): OUMY FATY, Football fan 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Wolof): PAPE NDIAYE, Football fan 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Wolof): MAME DIOR, Football fan STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): WANG ZIZHENG, Xinhua correspondent "The Senegal football team is known as the Lions of Teranga. This is Senegal's third appearance at the World Cup. They have reached the quarterfinals in 2002. In February this year, Senegal also won the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time. Although Senegal's star Sadio Mane was ruled out of World Cup with injury, the football fans in Senegal are still enthusiastic, and hopeful for the team to qualify for the eighth finals. They expect (that) the Lions of Teranga can create greater glories." SOUNDBITE 1 (French): SAYDOU SAMBOU, Footba

FIFA World Cup trophy in Senegal

STORY: FIFA World Cup trophy in Senegal DATELINE: Sept. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:53 LOCATION: Dakar CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people visiting FIFA World Cup trophy in Dakar 2. various of celebration at the Blaise Diagne International Airport 3. various of the FIFA World Cup trophy 4. various of Senegalese President Macky Sall delivering a speech 5. shot of former French footballer David Trezeguet STORYLINE: The FIFA World Cup trophy arrived on Tuesday in Dakar for a two-day stay as part of a move from world football's governing body to promote communication and cultural exchanges among people around the world. For its second stay in Senegal after that of 2018, the trophy was welcomed at the Blaise Diagne International Airport (AIBD) by Senegalese Minister of Sports Matar Ba accompanied by officials of the Senegalese Football Association and several groups of supporters of Senegal's national squad dubbed the "Lions of Teranga." Convoyed by officials from FIFA and tournament sponsors, including