The Senegal national football team, nicknamed the Lions of Teranga, represents Senegal in international association football and is operated by the Senegalese Football Federation.
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Senegal could be Africa’s strongest representative at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, boasting a squad well-equipped to threaten the very best that Europe, Asia, and South America can offer.
Although packed with leading talent from the English, German and Italian leagues, the Africa Cup of Nations champions are an unpredictable quantity.
This will be the third World Cup appearance for the Lions of Teranga, two decades after their run to the 2002 quarterfinals — which included a sensational opening-match victory over Thierry Henry, Zinedine Zidane, and France.
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Senegal World Cup squad 2022 – All 26 players
| Position | No. | Player | Club | Age | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 1 | Edouard Mendy | Chelsea (ENG) | 30 | 25 |
| GK | 25 | Alfred Gomis | Rennes (FRA) | 29 | 14 |
| GK | 23 | Seny Dieng | Queens Park Rangers (ENG) | 27 | 3 |
| DEF | 3 | Kalidou Koulibaly | Chelsea (ENG) | 31 | 63 |
| DEF | 12 | Pape Abou Cisse | Olympiacos (GRE) | 27 | 12 |
| DEF | 4 | Abdou Diallo | RB Leipzig (GER) | 26 | 18 |
| DEF | 22 | Fode Ballo-Toure | AC Milan (ITA) | 25 | 14 |
| DEF | 14 | Moustapha Name | Pafos (CYP) | 27 | 6 |
| DEF | 11 | Formose Mendy | Amiens (FRA) | 21 | 2 |
| DEF | 6 | Moussa Ndiaye | Anderlecht (BEL) | 20 | 0 |
| DEF | 7 | Youssouf Sabaly | Real Betis (SPA) | 29 | 24 |
| DEF | 8 | Cheikhou Kouyate | Nottingham Forest (ENG) | 32 | 82 |
| MID | 5 | Idrissa Gueye | Everton (ENG) | 33 | 95 |
| MID | 6 | Nampalys Mendy | Leicester City (ENG) | 30 | 18 |
| MID | 13 | Pape Gueye | Marseille (FRA) | 23 | 11 |
| MID | 17 | Pape Matar Sarr | Tottenham (ENG) | 20 | 8 |
| MID | 24 | Mamadou Loum N’Diaye | Reading (ENG) | 25 | 3 |
| MID | 16 | Pathe Ciss | Rayo Vallecano (SPA) | 28 | 0 |
| MID | 15 | Krepin Diatta | Monaco (FRA) | 23 | 25 |
| FWD | 18 | Ismalia Sarr | Watford (ENG) | 24 | 47 |
| FWD | 21 | Boulaye Dia | Salernitana (ITA) | 25 | 18 |
| FWD | 20 | Bamba Dieng | Marseille (FRA) | 22 | 12 |
| FWD | 9 | Iliman Ndiaye | Sheffield United (ENG) | 27 | 14 |
| FWD | 19 | Famara Diedhou | Alanyaspor (TUR) | 29 | 24 |
| FWD | 25 | Nicolas Jackson | Villarreal (SPA) | 21 | 22 |
Senegal World Cup squad 2022
Senegal boss Aliou Cisse had been sweating on the fitness of star man Sadio Mane ahead of announcing his squad for Qatar but decided to include him before it was later confirmed he’d have to withdraw.
The Bayern Munich attacker had hoped to be fit for the opener against the Netherlands on November 21 but Senegal confirmed he had to undergo surgery on a leg injury sustained in his final match for his club in the 6-1 win over Werder Bremen and as a result, would have to withdraw from the squad.
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Senegal was forced to make another late change to the squad ahead of their first match, when it was deemed that young defender Ismail Jakobs was ineligible to play at the tournament, forcing them to remove him from the squad in place of Moussa Ndiaye.
