Friendlies: The list of 26 Senegal players called up by Pape Thiaw!

Senegal head coach Pape Thiaw revealed this Tuesday, May 27, the list of 26 players selected for the two friendly matches against Ireland and England.

These two matches are part of the Teranga Lions' preparations for the 7th and 8th rounds of the African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, as well as for AFCON 2025. The technical staff aims to use these high-stakes tests to assess the squad's form ahead of the major upcoming challenges.

Nicolas Jackson and his teammates will face Ireland on June 6, 2025, at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, before taking on England on June 10 at the City Ground in Cambridge.

The list of selected players

Here is the squad called up by Senegal's head coach:

• Goalkeepers:
  Édouard Mendy, Mory Diaw, Yehvann Diouf
  
• Defenders:
  Kalidou Koulibaly, Abdoulaye Seck, Abdou Diallo, Moussa Niakhaté, Ismail Jakobs, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Antoine Mendy
  
• Midfielders:
  Idrissa Gana Gueye, Lamine Camara, Habib Diarra, Pathé Ciss, Pape Gueye, Krépin Diatta, Pape Matar Sarr, Mamadou Lamine Camara
  
• Forwards:
  Ismaïla Sarr, Nicolas Jackson, Abdallah Sima, Iliman Ndiaye, Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly, Boulaye Dia, Idrissa Gueye, Chérif Ndiaye
  

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