Senegal coach Aliou Cisse rejoined his squad on Saturday after spending a night under observation in hospital in Ivory Coast, where the Lions of Teranga are defending their Africa Cup of Nations title, the country’s football federation announced.
Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) president Augustin Senghor said Cisse had suffered from “a small gastric infection” on Thursday that “left him a bit tired”.
Despite that, Cisse was on the touchline for Senegal’s 3-1 win over Cameroon in Yamoussoukro which allowed them to secure qualification for the last 16.
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“He was a bit weakened, and the doctors preferred to take him to hospital and put him on a drip,” added the official, who was in the neighbouring city of Bouake to attend two Cup of Nations matches there on Saturday.
“But it is nothing serious. I would not be in Bouake if my coach had had a heart attack.”
Meanwhile, the FSF revealed that Rangers forward Abdallah Sima had returned to his club after being ruled out of the rest of the tournament with an adductor injury.
A versatile former player, after retiring from professional football in 2009, Cisse joinied the Senegal national team setup three years later as part of their Under-23 team coaching staff.
The Senegal FA came calling again following their decision to sack Cisse’s former international teammate Amara Traore from the senior team, promoting Cisse and Karim Sega Diouf as joint interim bosses.
Cisse continued to balance that job with the task of leading the Senegal U23 team, until formally taking over as Senegal senior team boss in 2015.