AFCON 2021: Chelsea Legend, Petr Cech Names Favourite Country To Win Trophy
Senegal is one of the favorites to win the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, according to Chelsea veteran Petr Cech.
Cech was referring to Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, who was just crowned FIFA’s top goalkeeper, making him the first African to receive the honor.
The Senegalese goalkeeper enjoyed a fantastic debut season at Stamford Bridge, keeping a clean sheet in the Champions League final and being named the greatest goalkeeper in the world by FIFA.
Cech, a former Chelsea and Arsenal goalkeeper, believes Mendy can help Senegal win the AFCON championship, allowing them to add to their collection of trophies this year.
“He [Mendy] is at the Africa Cup of Nations now, Senegal are one of the favourites, so he could even win this trophy before he returns to us.
“And then we have the Club World Cup and the Carabao Cup final to look forward to in a few weeks. Hopefully for him he will be on the right end of three more trophies,” Cech wrote on Chelsea’s officials website .
Senegal’s next outing at the AFCON is their quarter final game against Equatorial Guinea on Sunday.
