Senegal: the 27 players for CAN 2021, led by Sadio Mané

Senegalese Sadio Mané, during CAN 2019. Giuseppe CACACE / AFP

Text by: David Kalfa Follow

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Aliou Cissé, the coach of the Senegal team, has unveiled a list of 27 players called up to play the next African Cup of Nations, scheduled for January 9 to February 6, 2022 in Cameroon.

All the Senegalese stars will be at CAN 2021, led by Sadio Mané.

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From December 27, the Senegal team will be hard at work to achieve what it has never done: win the African Cup of Nations football. The Senegalese, who intend to triumph in CAN 2021 (January 9-February 6, 2022), will be able to count on a solid workforce, ranging from Édouard Mendy in the cage to Sadio Mané in attack, via Kalidou Koulibaly in defense and Idrissa Gana Gueye in midfield.

Aliou Cissé will be spoiled for choice in Cameroon.

He also decided to retain 27 players for this final phase.

This December 24, 2021, he unveiled his list of selected.

A list without much surprise, even if the presence of Ismaïla Sarr, still recovering from an injury, may greatly displease her club, Watford (England).

The same with Naples for a Koulibaly in the recovery phase, and whose coach Luciano Spalletti, had described the CAN as " 

 ".

Aliou Cissé will also have to juggle with the recriminations of European clubs where the Lions of Téranga evolve massively.

Will Sadio Mané stay with Liverpool until January 2?

That day, the Reds will indeed face Chelsea in a crucial match in the Premier League.

CAN 2021: THE 27 SENEGAL RESIDENTS

Goalkeepers

: Édouard Mendy (Chelsea / England), Alfred Gomis (Stade Rennais / France), Seny Dieng (Queen Park rangers / England)

: Bouna Sarr (Bayern Munich / Germany), Saliou Ciss (Nancy / France), Kalidou Koulibaly (Naples / Italy), Pape Abou Cissé (Olympiakos / Greece), Abdou Diallo (PSG / France), Ibrahima Mbaye (Bologna / Italy), Abdoulaye Seck (Antwerp / Belgium), Fodé Ballo Touré (AC Milan / Italy), Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace / England)

: Pape Matar Sarr (Metz / France), Pape Gueye (Marseille / France), Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City / England), Idrissa Gana Gueye (PSG / France), Moustapha Name ( Paris FC / France), Mamadou Loum Ndiaye (Deportivo Alaves / Spain), Joseph Lopy (FC Sochaux / France)

: Sadio Mané (Liverpool FC / England), Ismaila Sarr (Watford / England), Bamba Dieng (Marseille / France), Keita Baldé Diao (Cagliari / Italy), Habib Diallo (Strasbourg / France), Boulaye Dia (Villarreal / Spain) , Famara Diédhiou (Alanyaspor / Turkey), Mame baba Thiam (Kayserispor / Turkey).

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