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Africa Cup 2022 - National Football Team - Senegal - Squad

 SENEGAL
GROUP B  Last Sixteen Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final

Liverpool forward Sadio Mane provides a threat up front for Senegal, runners-up in the last Nations Cup.
 
Appearance: 16th
Best finish: Runners-up (2002 and 2019)
Coach: Aliou Cisse
Captain: Kalidou Koulibaly
Fifa ranking: 20
Nickname: Lions of Teranga


SENEGAL
• Squad

Goalkeepers

Edouard Mendy 
(Chelsea, England)

Alfred Gomis 
(Rennes, France)

Seny Dieng 
(Queens Park Rangers, England)


Defenders 

Bouna Sarr 
(Bayern Munich, Germany)

Saliou Ciss 
(Nancy, France), 

Kalidou Koulibaly 
(Napoli, Italy), 

Pape Abou Cisse 
(Olympiakos, Greece), 

Abdoulaye Seck 
(Royal Antwerp, Belgium)

Abdou Diallo 
(Paris Saint-Germain, France)

Ibrahima Mbaye 
(Bologna, Italy) 

Fode Ballo-Toure 
(AC Milan, Italy) 

Cheikhou Kouyate 
(Crystal Palace, England)


Midfielders

Pape Matar Sarr 
(Metz, France) 

Pape Gueye 
(Marseille, France)

Nampalys Mendy 
(Leicester City, England)

Idrissa Gana Gueye 
(Paris Saint-Germain, France) 

Moustapha Name 
(Paris FC, France)

Mamadou Loum 
(Alaves, Spain)
 
Joseph Lopy 
(Sochaux, France)


Forwards 

Boulaye Dia 
(Villarreal, Spain)

Sadio Mane 
(Liverpool, England) 

Habib Diallo 
(Strasbourg, France) 

Bamba Dieng 
(Marseille, France)

Ismaila Sarr 
(Watford, England)

Famara Diedhiou 
(Alanyaspor, Turkey) 

Mame Baba Thiam 
(Kayserispor, Turkey) 

Keita Balde 
(Cagliari, Italy)

 

 

 

5 Feb 2022
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