The Senegalese national team has unveiled the list of players selected for their upcoming match against Rwanda in September, as part of the 6th round of qualifiers for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN). Several key players from the Lions of Teranga have been excluded from the squad.
Senegal will face Rwanda on September 9th in Kigali, as part of the 6th round of qualifiers for the 2023 CAN. The match holds no significance for the Lions of Teranga, who are already qualified and ensured of finishing first in their group. The list of selected players for this match has been released. The squad has been significantly rotated with the absence of several key players.
Indeed, as stated by the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF), this list consists of players from the under-20 team, who were champions of the African Cup of Nations in their category, and players who won the African Nations Championship (CHAN). The summoned team is composed of four goalkeepers, ten defenders, seven midfielders, and ten forwards.
The team will be led by the coaches of the national under-20 team, Malick Daff, and the local Lions team, Pape Bouna Thiaw. The training camp will take place in Thies starting from August 31, 2023, according to the FSF.
Another list for the Algeria match According to the FSF, the national coach Aliou Cissé will reveal a new list on Friday for the friendly match against Algeria, scheduled for September 12th at the Me Abdoulaye Wade Stadium in Diamniadio.
This clash seems to be of great importance to the local authorities, who have decided to rest the key players of the team for the trip to Rwanda. Therefore, Sadio Mane and his team will stay in Dakar to prepare for the match against the Fennecs.
The Senegal Squad against Rwanda Goalkeepers: Papa Mamadou Sy (RFC Seraing), Abdoulaye Diakhate (ASC Jaraaf), Marco Diouf (Teungueth FC), Prince Aly Gueye (Stade De Mbour).
Defenders: Ousmane Diouf (Al Hilal Club), Junior Marc A. Mendy (Guediawaye FC), Cheikh Oumar Ndiaye (RFC Seraing), Seydou Sano (Al-Gharafa SC), Mamadou Sane (Aris Limassol), Mouhamed Welle (ASC Jaraaf), Souleymane Basse (Valenciennes FC), Mohamed Camara (Casa Sport), Cheikh Tidiane Sidibe (Azam FC), Woula Massire Sane (Stade De Mbour)
Midfielders: M. Lamine Camara (RS Berkane), Moussa Ndiaye (ASC Jaraaf), Samba Lele Diba (Servette FC), Daouda Diongue (AF Darou Salam), Alpha Amadou Toure (Generation Foot), Ousmane Kane (AS Douanes), Papa Demba Diop (SV Zulte Waregem)
Forwards: Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly (FC Metz), Amara Diouf (Generation Foot), Papa Amadou Diallo (FC Metz), Samba Diallo (Dynamo Kiev), Pape Berth Mboup (ASC Jaraaf), Ibrahima Seck (US Goree), Bouly Junior Sambou (Wydad AC), Idrissa Gueye (Generation Foot), Souleymane Faye (Real Betis), Cheikh Ibra Diouf (Guediawaye FC)
