K. TeyaAFCON2023: Defending champions Senegal name final squad
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The defending champions have been placed in Group C alongside Gambia, Guinea, and Cameroon.
Senegal's national team head coach, Aliou Cisse, has named the 27 players who will represent the Teranga Lions at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d'Ivoire in 2023.
The team consists mainly of household names such as Edouard Mendy, Kalidou Koulibaly, Sadio Mane, Cheikhou Kouyaté, Nampalys Mendy, Pape Gueye, Idrissa Gueye, Sadio Mane Nicholas Jackson, Ismaila Sarr, among others.
However, Cisse will be sweating over the availability of Tottenham midfielder Pape Matar Sarr, who went off in tears on Sunday against Bournemouth after picking up a first-half injury. He will be hoping that it is nothing serious, as the Spurs man has been in sensational form this campaign.
The defending champions have been placed in Group C alongside Gambia, Guinea, and Cameroon. Their opening match of the championship is against Gambia on 15th January. They will then face Cameroon four days later before ending their group assignments against Guinea on 23rd January.
Senegal's AFCON squad:
Goalkeepers: Édouard Mendy, Mory Diaw, Seny Dieng
Defenders: Youssouf Sabaly, Kalidou Koulibaly, Moussa Niakhaté, Abdou Diallo, Formose Mendy, Abdoulaye Ndiaye, Abdoulaye Seck, Fodé Ballo-Touré, Ismail Jakobs
Midfielders: Krépin Diatta, Lamine Camara, Pape Matar Sarr, Cheikhou Kouyaté, Nampalys Mendy, Pape Gueye, Pathé Ciss, Idrissa Gueye
Forwards: Nicolas Jackson, Abdallah Sima, Habib Diallo, Iliman Ndiaye, Ismaïla Sarr, Sadio Mané, Boulaye Dia
