Al Nassr forward Sadio Mane headlines experienced Senegal squad for World Cup

[p]Thiaw will have to trim his squad by two players ahead of the final deadline ‌towards the end of this month.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mane-sadio/xxskxOU0/"]Mane[/a] remains a leading player for a ‌star-studded [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/senegal/hOIsJLJr/"]Senegal[/a] lineup that looks to be the most potent of the 10 African ‌qualifiers for the finals in the USA, Mexico and Canada, with ‌a blend of experience and youthful athleticism in the squad.[/p][p]The 34-year-old [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/al-nassr/h4I89ZuE/"]Al-Nassr[/a] player is likely to lead the line, but also selected are [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bayern-munich/nVp0wiqd/"]Bayern Munich[/a] forward [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jackson-nicolas/jXg8d5RJ/"]Nicolas Jackson[/a], plus [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/everton/KluSTr9s/"]Everton[/a]’s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ndiaye-iliman/Im0c6Oy7/"]‌Iliman Ndiaye[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/crystal-palace/AovF1Mia/"]Crystal Palace[/a] winger [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sarr-ismaila/ll2uTDkB/"]Ismaila Sarr[/a].[/p][p]Bayern's ⁠18-year-old midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ndiaye-bara/QRCX71UE/"]Bara Ndiaye[/a] has also ‌been called up, but there is no place for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sarr-malang/zZ3dzMX8/"]Malang Sarr[/a], who has excelled this ​season with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lens/IBmris38/"]Lens[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gueye-idrissa/f12b2WQA/"]Idrissa Gueye[/a], also of Everton, has been included despite missing the tail-end of the season through injury, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sunderland/WSzc94ws/"]Sunderland[/a]’s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/diarra-habib/nFakLd1E/"]Habib ​Diarra[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tottenham/UDg08Ohm/"]Tottenham Hotspur[/a]’s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sarr-pape/CSjTl5sR/"]Pape Matar Sarr[/a] also midfield options.[/p][p]Experienced centre-back [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/koulibaly-kalidou/hSKz7qT3/"]Kalidou Koulibaly[/a] has been picked along with goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mendy-edouard/8zpLkf6p/"]Edouard Mendy[/a].[/p][embed guid="2f519fcb-39b7-463a-a6c8-9df1b3f93a97" url="https://x.com/GaindeYi/status/2057417981655683194" social-type="twitter" /][p]Senegal were the best team ⁠at the recent Africa Cup ​of Nations in Morocco and edged the hosts 1-0 in a contentious final that was later awarded to the North Africans, a matter that is before the Court of Arbitration for Sport.[/p][p]Senegal have been drawn in Group I at ‌the World Cup and open their campaign against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/france/QkGeVG1n/"]France[/a] on June 16th in New Jersey in a repeat of their famous 2002 World Cup meeting in which the African side came out on top against the then-holders.[/p][p]They also take on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/norway/8rP6JO0H/"]Norway[/a] at the same venue (June 22nd) and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/iraq/K8aAGt6r/"]Iraq[/a] in Toronto (June 26th) in their section.[/p][image alt="Senegal's upcoming games" id="7b24a9e8-b4f5-420c-9f9f-6321ac285d4a" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="28a40f6d-d0e9-4102-b715-147c4ea78e20" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p]Senegal reached the World Cup quarter-finals in 2002 before losing to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/turkey/QeijuHo5/"]Turkey[/a], their best showing to date, and for several of their so-called 'Golden Generation' of players, Mane included, this will likely be their last chance ‌to improve on that.[/p][p]They went out in the group stage following a drawing ​of lots in 2018 and in the round-of-16 four years ago.[/p][h2]Senegal squad[/h2][p][b]Goalkeepers:[/b] ‌Edouard Mendy ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/al-ahli-sc/0MHmoCY0/"]Al Ahli[/a]), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/diouf-yehvann/xCg7OFVE/"]Yehvann Diouf[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nice/YagoQJpq/"]Nice[/a]), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/diaw-mory/vJ2Mu476/"]Mory Diaw[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/le-havre/CIEe04GT/"]Le Havre[/a])[/p][p][b]Defenders:[/b] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/diatta-krepin/lbPmGop2/"]Krepin Diatta[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/monaco/2PIvr8o4/"]Monaco[/a]), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mendy-antoine/zRrXS0P0/"]Antoine Mendy[/a] (Nice), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/seck-abdoulaye/nLaO6snF/"]Abdoulaye Seck[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/maccabi-haifa/zVucZzyE/"]Maccabi Haifa[/a]), Kalidou Koulibaly ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/al-hilal-al-nassr-stars/niRHD73J/"]Al Hilal[/a]), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/camara-ilay/Wrax9llr/"]Ilay Camara[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/anderlecht/vslqAKNo/"]Anderlecht[/a]), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/niakhate-moussa/tdnibGHH/"]Moussa Niakhate[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lyon/2akflumR/"]Lyon[/a]), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sarr-mamadou/h2cuSnsi/"]Mamadou Sarr[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a]), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/malick-diouf/n1SNJhEe/"]El-Hadji Malick Diouf[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/west-ham/Cxq57r8g/"]West Ham United[/a]), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mbow-mamadou/8UK1HbMC/"]Moustapha Mbow[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]Paris FC[/a]), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jakobs-ismail/0YpRCTwo/"]Ismail Jakobs[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/galatasaray/riaqqurF/"]Galatasaray[/a])[/p][p][b]Midfielders: [/b]Idrissa Gueye (Everton), Habib Diarra (Sunderland), Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gueye-pape/p6rsDQvN/"]Pape Gueye[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/villarreal/lUatW5jE/"]Villarreal[/a]), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/camara-lamine/boBGHitI/"]Lamine Camara[/a] (Monaco), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ciss-pathe/zRB7v9IT/"]Pathe Ciss[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/rayo-vallecano/8bcjFy6O/"]Rayo Vallecano[/a]), Bara Ndiaye (Bayern ⁠Munich)[/p][p][b]Forwards:[/b] Sadio Mane (Al Nassr), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dieng-bamba-cheikh-dieng/ba2ejA41/"]Bamba Dieng[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lorient/jgNAYRGi/"]Lorient[/a]), Iliman ⁠Ndiaye (Everton), Nicolas Jackson (Bayern Munich), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/diao-assane/rZziaoTk/"]Assane ‌Diao[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/comoros/QLUC9wv3/"]Como[/a]), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mbaye-ibrahim/nkxtcGo7/"]Ibrahim Mbaye[/a] (Paris St-Germain), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ndiaye-cherif/fwNzmJyM/"]Cherif Ndiaye[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/samsunspor/pSc6z7bf/"]Samsunspor[/a]), Ismaila Sarr (Crystal Palace)[/p]