Senegal: Gueye left out, Mané absent, Patrick Vieira’s squad for Sudan

26 Lions called up against Sudan

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Senegal: Gueye left out, Mané absent, Patrick Vieira’s squad for Sudan

12.11.26 14:00 AFCON - Africa Cup of Nations

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Senegal’s Teranga Lions head coach Patrick Vieira has just announced a 26-player squad for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sudan. The matches are scheduled for November 12 and 16.

The squad features some surprises, with players such as Pathé Mboup, Pape Demba Diop, Clayton Diandy and Paul Mendy earning their first call-ups. Krépin Diatta and Dion Lopy return to the squad. Young players Mamour Ndiaye, Lamine Sy, Nobel Mendy and Sadibou Sané are also included.

Compared with his first squad, Patrick Vieira will have to do without Bara Sapoko Ndiaye, Assane Diao, Abdallah Sima and Ismaïla Sarr, who are all out for medical reasons.

Mané and Gana Gueye absent

The Lions’ new head coach has opted to leave out AC Monza goalkeeper Ngagne Demba Thiam, who has become a backup at club level, as well as Arouna Sanganté, Rassoul Ndiaye and Mamadou Diakhon. Veterans Sadio Mané and Idrissa Gana Gueye are also absent.

The Senegal squad:

Goalkeepers: Yehvann Diouf (OGC Nice), Mamour Ndiaye (AS Saint-Etienne), ⁠Mory Diaw (Al-Shabab)

Defenders: Mamadou Sarr (Real Sociedad), Moussa Niakhaté (OL), Sadibou Sané (AS Monaco), Nobel Mendy (Hull City), Malang Sarr (NEOM), El Hadji Malick Diouf (Brentford), Lamine Sy (AJ Auxerre), Kalidou Koulibaly (Al-Hilal), Krepin Diatta (Watford)

Midfielders: Lamine Camara (AS Monaco), Pape Gueye (Villarreal), Pape Matar Sarr (Juventus), Dion Lopy (Al-Ittihad). Pape Demba Diop (Strasbourg)

Forwards: Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa), Ibrahim Mbaye (Aston Villa), Boulaye Dia (Stade Rennais), ⁠Iliman Ndiaye (Manchester City), Pathé Mboup (Stade Brestois), Clayton Diandy (Al-Diriyah), Paul Mendy (Cagliari), Issa Soumaré (Stade rennais)

📋 Découvrez la liste des 25 Lions retenus par le sélectionneur national Patrick Vieira pour la double confrontation face au Soudan, comptant pour les 3e et 4e journées des éliminatoires de la CAN 2027. https://t.co/cMmS0ySUNS
— Equipe du Sénégal (@GaindeYi) November 5, 2026

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