In the past year, Senegal men’s teams won four major football trophies, including the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. It had been so long without any silverware, football commentators and fans started calling Senegal the “almost” nation. But something changed and the Teranga Lions started coming out of the shadows of giants like Nigeria, Ghana, Algeria and others. Since being crowned African champions in Cameroon last year, the men’s teams followed up with three other major trophies. So what’s the secret behind this recent success in football? Alan Kasujja speaks to BBC Sport Africa’s Babacar Diarra in the capital Dakar to get a sense of what turned the fortunes for Senegal football.