Sadio Mane included in Senegal's 2022 World Cup squad

By Selcuk Bugra Gokalp

ANKARA (AA) - The Senegalese Football Federation on Friday unveiled the country’s squad list for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, including Bayern Munich star Sadio Mane.

On Tuesday, Mane was forced off with a leg injury in a German Bundesliga clash against Werder Bremen, but he still made the West African country’s squad.

Chelsea defender Kalidou Koulibaly, who is also the national team captain, and goalkeeper Edouard Mendy are among other notable names on the team.

Young Tottenham Hotspurs midfielder Pape Matar Sarr will play his maiden World Cup in the upcoming Qatar 2022.

Alanyaspor's Famara Diedhiou is a familiar face in the squad for Turkish Super Lig fans.

The Senegal National Football Team bagged the latest African Cup of Nations in 2021.

The 2022 World Cup, hosted by the Gulf nation of Qatar, is set to start on Nov. 20 and end on Dec. 18.

- Senegal Squad:

Edouard Mendy (Chelsea), Alfred Gomis (Rennes), Seny Dieng (Queens Park Rangers), Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea), Abdou Diallo (Leipzig), Pape Abou Cisse (Olympiacos), Formose Mendy (Amiens), Ismail Jakobs (Monaco), Fode Ballo Toure (AC Milan), Youssouf Sabaly (Real Betis), Pape Gueye (Olympique Marseille), Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City), Mamadou Loum (Reading), Cheikhou Kouyate (Nottingham Forest), Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham), Idrissa Gueye (Everton) Pathe Ciss (Rayo Vallecano), Moustapha Name (Pafos FC), Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United), Sadio Mane (Bayern Munich), Ismaila Sarr (Watford), Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal), Krepin Diatta (Monaco), Boulaye Dia (Salernitana), Bamba Dieng (Olympique Marseille), Famara Diedhiou (Alanyaspor)