How Senegal's coach Aliou Cisse became a meme 20 June 2018 Share

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Aliou Cisse provided what has been dubbed "one of the great World Cup coaching celebrations" - a fist-pump perfect for a reaction gif.

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The memeable moment came as Senegal secured their first win at the 2018 World Cup against Poland.

The former Portsmouth midfielder's reactions from the side of the pitch have proved a hit with the internet.

One person tweeted: "This is a man who knew EXACTLY where the hard cam was and said 'Yeah, I'm gonna be a gif.'"

Senegal became the first African team to win at this World Cup, with a Polish own goal and a controversial second goal following M'Baye Niang's return to the pitch after an injury.

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This is the second time they've been to the tournament.

In 2002, they were captained by Cisse and reached the quarter finals, beating France along the way.

Source: BBC