Senegal have announced their 23 man squad for the Africa Cup of Nations, which is set to begin on January 17 in Equatorial Guinea.
West Ham’s in-form striker Diafra Sakho misses out with a back injury, but Southampton midfielder Sadio Mane is in the team alongside Newcastle United striker Papiss Demba Cissé and other Premier League players.
There is a large French contingent in the squad as well, with nine players based in Ligue 1. They will be joined by their colleagues from clubs in Italy, Belgium, Spain, Russia, Turkey, and Switzerland.
The Lions are in Group C with Algeria, South Africa and their first opponents, Ghana, who they face on the 19th.
West Ham’s in-form striker Diafra Sakho misses out with a back injury, but Southampton midfielder Sadio Mane is in the team alongside Newcastle United striker Papiss Demba Cissé and other Premier League players.
There is a large French contingent in the squad as well, with nine players based in Ligue 1. They will be joined by their colleagues from clubs in Italy, Belgium, Spain, Russia, Turkey, and Switzerland.
The Lions are in Group C with Algeria, South Africa and their first opponents, Ghana, who they face on the 19th.
Senegal squad:
GOALKEEPERS : Bouna Coundoul (Ethnikos, Chypre), Lys Gomis (Trappani, Italie), Pape Demba Camara (Sochaux, France)
DEFENDERS : Zargo Touré (Le Havre, France), Lamine Gassama (Lorient, France), Kara Mbodji (Genk, Belgique), Pape Ndiaye Souaré (Lille, France), Papy Djilobodji (Nantes, France), Lamine Sané (Bordeaux, France), Cheikh Mbengue (Rennes, France)
MIDFIELDERS : Cheikhou Kouyaté (West Ham, Angleterre), Pape Kouly Diop (Levante, Espagne), Idrissa Gana Gueye (Lille, France), Stéphane Badji (Brann, Norvège), Salif Sané (Hanovre, Allemagne), Alfred Ndiaye (Bétis, Espagne), Sadio Mané (Southampton, Angleterre)
FORWARDS : Mame Biram Diouf (Stoke City, Angleterre), Moussa Sow (Fenerbahçe, Turquie), Papiss Demba Cissé (Newcastle, Angleterre), Henri Saivet (Bordeaux, France), Dame Ndoye (Lokomotiv, Russie), Moussa Konaté (Fc Sion, Suisse)
GOALKEEPERS : Bouna Coundoul (Ethnikos, Chypre), Lys Gomis (Trappani, Italie), Pape Demba Camara (Sochaux, France)
DEFENDERS : Zargo Touré (Le Havre, France), Lamine Gassama (Lorient, France), Kara Mbodji (Genk, Belgique), Pape Ndiaye Souaré (Lille, France), Papy Djilobodji (Nantes, France), Lamine Sané (Bordeaux, France), Cheikh Mbengue (Rennes, France)
MIDFIELDERS : Cheikhou Kouyaté (West Ham, Angleterre), Pape Kouly Diop (Levante, Espagne), Idrissa Gana Gueye (Lille, France), Stéphane Badji (Brann, Norvège), Salif Sané (Hanovre, Allemagne), Alfred Ndiaye (Bétis, Espagne), Sadio Mané (Southampton, Angleterre)
FORWARDS : Mame Biram Diouf (Stoke City, Angleterre), Moussa Sow (Fenerbahçe, Turquie), Papiss Demba Cissé (Newcastle, Angleterre), Henri Saivet (Bordeaux, France), Dame Ndoye (Lokomotiv, Russie), Moussa Konaté (Fc Sion, Suisse)
By: Farai Diza
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