Senegal's Diomansy Kamara tells the BBC's Piers Edwards he is confident the Teranga Lions can turnaround their form in the up coming 2010 World Cup Qualifiers.

By Piers Edwards BBC Sport, Dakar

Diomansy Kamara believes Senegal can do well against Algeria

Despite a poor Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana, Senegal's Diomansy Kamara feels the Teranga Lions can bounce back during the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.

Senegal begin their 2010 World Cup and Nations Cup campaign on Saturday in Dakar against Algeria, before games against Liberia and Gambia.

"It's never easy to come here after a crisis like the Nations Cup but now there's a new staff and a new federation, the most important thing is to win matches," he told BBC Sport.

The Teranga Lions failed to get past the group stage at the 2008 Nations Cup in Ghana, which led to the resignation of 29 members out of 40 of the Senegal Football Federation (FSF).

The crisis was eventually resolved in April when football's world governing body, Fifa, recognised a normalisation committee to run the FSF.

Despite the problems Kamara, who plays for English Premier League side Fulham, believes the Teranga Lions can bounce back.

"It's a new regime but the most important thing is it's the same players and we need to win together and try our best for Senegal," he added.

"We have a very good chance, the team playing against Algeria is a very good one.

"When you play at home you always need to win."

However Kamara is not underestimating the challenge posed by Algeria.

"They have a lot of good players, like my friend Hameur Bouazza who plays at Fulham with me, so it won't be an easy game but we need to win."