Senegal Have Named Their Squad To Face Bafana
Sadio Mane
Senegal head coach, Aliou Cisse, has named a strong side to face Bafana Bafana next week, including four English Premier League stars. Read: Shakes Shocked By Lack Of SAFA Support Cisse and Shakes Mashaba will be pitted up against each other at the Peter Mokaba Stadium on 12 November as they battle it out in Polokwane as part of their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaigns. The likes of Sadio Mane of Liverpool and Everton's Idrissa Gueye will be present as the Teranga Lions lock horns with the South African national team, with Senegal's side containing just one player still plying his trade at home. Both sides go into this game knowing that victory is vital with regards to their chances of making it to Russia in 2018, but Cisse's men go into the game with a slight advantage having beaten Cape Verde 2-0 in their opening match - while Bafana drew with Burkina Faso. The full 24-man squad is follows - Goalkeepers: Abdoulaye Diallo (Çaykur Rizespor‚ Turkey)‚ Khadim Ndiaye (Horoya‚ Guinea)‚ Pape Seydou Ndiaye (Niarry Tally). Defenders: Saliou Ciss (Valenciennes‚ France)‚ Fallou Diagne (Werder Bremen‚ Germany)‚ Lamine Gassama (Alanyspor‚ Turkey)‚ Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli‚ Italy)‚ Ibrahima Mbaye (Bologna‚ Italy)‚ Kara Mbodj (Anderlecht‚ Belgium)‚ Abdallah Ndour (Racing Strasbourg‚ France)‚ Zargo Toure (Lorient‚ France). Midfielders: Moumhamed Diamé (Newcastle United‚ England)‚ Pape Kouly Diop (Espanyol‚ Spain)‚ Idrissa Gana Gueye (Everton‚ England)‚ Cheikhou Kouyaté (West Ham United‚ England)‚ Pape Alioune Ndiaye (Osmanlispor‚ Turkey)‚ Cheikh Ndoye (Angers‚ France)‚ Younouss Sankharé (Lille‚ France). Forwards: Famara Diedhou (Angers‚ France)‚ Mame Biram Diouf (Stoke City‚ England). Diao Baldé Keita (Lazio‚ Italy)‚ Moussa Konate (Sion‚ Switzerland)‚ Sadio Mané (Liverpool‚ England)‚ Ismaila Sarr (Metz‚ France). The game is due to take place at 15h00 on 12 November, at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane.
