What starting eleven for Senegal against Ireland?

Senegal will face off against Ireland this Friday in their first friendly of the June international break.

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Despite the absence of two key players, Sadio Mané and Pape Matar Sarr, head coach Pape Thiaw will still have plenty of options when it comes to picking his starting XI.

According to the latest reports, the former FC Metz player is expected to go with the following line-up:

Edouard Mendy, Abdou Diallo, Kalidou Koulibaly, Antoine Mendy, Ismail Jakobs, Lamine Camara, Habib Diarra, Idrissa Gana Gueye, Ismaila Sarr, Nicolas Jackson, and Iliman Ndiaye.

Senegal's impressive run

The 2021 African champions have now gone 18 months unbeaten, their last defeat coming in a penalty shootout loss to Ivory Coast in the round of 16 at the 2023 AFCON. In their last 12 matches, Senegal has picked up 9 wins and 3 draws.

Imed Ben Amara |

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Imed Ben Amara - bilingual sports writer and web editor with experience in football content creation. Since 2021, he has contributed to Foot Africa, providing news coverage and analysis.