Senegal Teranga Lions coach Aliou Cisse have released their 23-man squad
for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Egypt, slated to commence this
month.
Liverpool forward Sadio Mane who
recently won the Uefa Champions League trophy,Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly
and combative Everton midfielder Idrissa Gueye top Aliou Cisse’s final squad.
Nantes striker Santy Ngom and Lorient midfielder Sidy Sarr were
omitted. Also included in the list is Crystal Palace’s Cheikhou Kouyate,Inter
Milan winger Keita Balde as well as Rennes forward Ismaila
Sarr and Galatasaray frontman Mbaye Diagne who grabbed a hat-trick in their 7-0
thrashing of Real Murcia in Tuesday’s friendly game.
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As part of Senegal’s preparation for the Afcon, Aliou Cisse’s men
will square up with West African neighbours Nigeria on Sunday.
The Terenga Lions’ best outing was in the 2002 edition where they
finished as runners-up. They will hope to surpass that performance in this
years’ edition.
Senegal will have to navigate their way past Group C rivals
Kenya,Algeria and Tanzania to reach the knockout stages of the
tournament. Their opening game is against the Taifa Stars on June 23.
Full Squad
Goalkeepers: Abdoulaye Diallo (Rennes,France ), Alfred Gomis (Spal,Italy ) and
Edouard Mendy (Reims France)
Defenders: Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli, Italy), Moussa Wague (FC Barcelona,Spain),
Pape Abdou Cisse (Olympiacos, Greece), Salif Sane(Schalke,Germany), Youssouf
Sabaly (Bordeaux,France), Lamine Gassama (Goztepe,Turkey ), Saliou Ciss
(Valenciennes, France), and Cheikhou Kouyate (Crystal Palace,England)
Midfielders: Alfred Ndiaye (Malaga, Spain), Idrissa Gana Gueye (Everton , England),
Keprin Diatta (Club Brugge,Belgium), Pape Alioune Ndiaye (Galatasaray, Turkey)
and Henri Saivet (Bursaspor, Turkey).
Forwards: Ismaila Sarr (Rennes, France), Keita Balde (Inter Milan, Italy), Mbaye
Niang (Rennes, France), Moussa Konate (Amiens, France), Mbaye Diagne
(Galatasaray, Turkey), Sada Thioub (Nimes, France), Sadio Mane (Liverpool,
England)
