Football has evolved in many areas and many nations are taking keen interest in building their talent to the highest levels to be able to compete with other ‘so called’ A listed teams.

England, Brazil, France and Portugal are four of the western teams that have tasted defeat to African teams in recent times and it looks as though the trend is going to continue heading into the FIFA world cup.

England are one force in football with stars scattered all over Europe and playing in the best leagues. Many nations have suffered against England but end up winning nothing.

Since Thomas Tuchel took over from Garreth Southgate, many people though the German gaffer was going to change the face of English football as he did with Chelsea but got reminded early that club football is different from national team football.

In an international friendly between England and Senegal, many believed it was going to be another trashing for the African side but history turned the hand of time.

44-years old Papa Thiaw, the Senegalese manager that took the national local team to win the 2022 African Nations Championship and took over form legendary Aliou Cissé as head coach of the senior national team had a big task and he calmly executed it.

Thiaw traveled to England with his team without their star player Sadio Mane and still handed England one of their worst defeats.

Star studded England were all over the place with Kane, Bellingham, Saka, Rice, Gallagher, James, Torney, Cowell, and other high rated players.

Harry Kane opened the score on the night and after a couple of minutes, Senegal regrouped and showed them how it’s done.

They turned their deficit into a win, and a convincing at that. Some of the names of the score sheet for Senegal are familiar names for the English team, and knowing their quality it was nothing to be surprised about.

Ismaïla Sarr 40′, Diarra 62′ and Sabaly 90+3′ to make it 3-1 against England.

Jude Bellingham, the Real Madrid star pulled one back when they were down by 2 goals but after VAR checks, the goal was disallowed sighting a foul leading to the goal.

England have started their campaign in another shaky step with many wondering if there is anything better to expect from Tuchel and his team.