African champions Senegal have the weapons to overcome England in their 2022 FIFA World Cup last 16 tie, according to a former Senegalese star.
Aliou Cisse's men secured second spot in Group A after defeating Ecuador in their final group game earlier this week.
The reward for finishing second is an encounter against England, who have had their highest-scoring group stage campaign at World Cup.
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This will be the fist the first-ever meeting between the two nations, but former Senegal Omar Daf says his home country are capable of getting the win.
"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."
He continued, "Our opponent is one of the best teams in Europe but Senegal are not African champions for nothing," Daf said.
"We arrived in this competition with a lot of ambition. The boys show it in every game, I hope they will take this game with a lot of energy. This team is a pleasure to watch."
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