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Africa-Press. <\/strong> <\/span>The Senegalese Football Federation announced the list of the national team preparing to compete in the World Cup next month in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.<\/p>\n

Notable absences from the list include French player Malang Sarr from Lens, Italian Lazio forward Boulaye Dia, Metz forward Habib Diallo, and Watford midfielder Nampalys Mendy, who have all been regulars for Senegal recently.<\/p>\n

Senegal’s Squad for the 2026 World Cup<\/b><\/p>\n

The list is led by the duo playing in the Saudi league: Sadio Mane\u0301 (Al Nassr) and Kalidou Koulibaly (Al Hilal).<\/p>\n

The list, published on the official account of the Senegalese Federation on the platform “X” through an image featuring the players’ names, includes:<\/p>\n

Goalkeepers: Edouard Mendy \u2013 Mory Diaw \u2013 Ivan Diouf.<\/p>\n

**Defenders:** Kre\u0301pin Diatta \u2013 Anthony Mendy \u2013 Kalidou Koulibaly \u2013 Malick Diouf \u2013 Mamadou Sarr \u2013 Moussa Niakhate\u0301 \u2013 Mustapha Mbow \u2013 Abdoulaye Seck \u2013 Ismai\u0308la Jacobs \u2013 Elhadji Kamara.<\/p>\n

Midfielders: Idrissa Gana Gueye \u2013 Pape Gueye \u2013 Lamine Camara \u2013 Habib Diallo \u2013 Pape Matar Sarr \u2013 Bara Sarr.<\/p>\n

Forwards: Sadio Mane\u0301 \u2013 Ismai\u0308la Sarr \u2013 Iliman Ndiaye \u2013 Assane Diallo \u2013 Ibrahim Mbaye \u2013 Nicolas Jackson \u2013 Bamba Dieng \u2013 Sharif Ndiaye.<\/p>\n

Senegal will compete in the World Cup within Group F, which also includes France, the runner-up from the last edition, along with Iraq and Norway.<\/p>\n

Find more news and analyses on Africa<\/span> on the Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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