In his post match comments after the international friendly between Nigeria and Senegal at the Hive Stadium on Thursday, Senegal manager Aliou Ciss&eacute; revealed that they played against physical opponents. <br /><br />And he has insisted that the game which ended 1-1 was more like a derby not an international friendly between the two West African teams.<br /><br /><span class="body1">&ldquo;It was a derby! It</span><span class="body1"><span class="body1">&rsquo;</span>s a big game for us and I think it was a big game for Nigeria. It was physical yes but at the same time we proved that we could play ball, </span><span class="body1"></span><span class="body1"><span class="body1">&rdquo; Cisse told reporters.<br /><br /></span></span><span class="body1">He added : &ldquo;They had opportunities to win the game, us too. The 1-1 draw is good both for Nigeria and Senegal. <br /><br /></span><span class="body1"><span class="body1">&ldquo;</span>But the most important is not the result. We</span><span class="body1"><span class="body1"><span class="body1">&rsquo;</span></span>re preparing for the World Cup and we have to play against big teams. Nigeria is one of them. Senegal, too.</span><span class="body1"><span class="body1">&rdquo;<br /><br />Per the latest Fifa ranking, Senegal are the second best team in Africa, while Nigeria are seventh. <br /><br />Igho Kingsley <br /></span></span>