Adedokun Waliyu 
Senegal must stick to their attacking principles to beat England in the last 16 of the World Cup on Sunday, according to former international Omar Daf.
Yet Daf wants the Teranga Lions to play on the front foot despite facing attacking talents including Marcus Rashford, who has three goals in Qatar, and 2018 golden boot winner Harry Kane.
“Senegal are the African champions so we must continue to be ambitious,” the 45-year-old, part of the Senegal squad which reached the last eight of the 2002 tournament in Japan and South Korea, told BBC Sport Africa.
“Tactically, we will have to be very strong to beat this English team.
“The English are complete defensively, in the middle and even in terms of their offensive animation. But we have the weapons to continue this adventure.”
The winners of the game on Sunday (19:00 GMT) will face either defending champions France or Poland in the quarter-finals.
Senegal’s current squad are looking to match the side from 20 years ago and reach the last eight in what is their first-ever meeting with England.
“Even in the absence of Sadio, which is a big loss for us, we learned to reorganize and play differently,” Daf, now manager of French Ligue 2 club Dijon, added.
“All the players are capable of scoring and being dangerous so we must rely on this collective to win this match.”
