Senegal has registered themselves for the world cup 2022 as they posed a crushing defeat over Egypt in the qualifiers. The possible squad of Senegal for the world cup also revealed as they are present in the group A for the mega event. This is the third appearance of Senegal in the world cups.
Senegal have not performed much well in the mega events as they first qualified for the tournament in 2002. However, they have performed good in the recent qualifiers for the upcoming world cup.
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Senegal Squad For FIFA World Cup 2022
The final official squad of Senegal for the FIFA world cup will be announced near the tournament in October or November. However, the possible players who will lead the team in the mega event revealed. FIFA has ordered to announce the list of 23 footballers for world cup. But there are chances that the list may be expanded to 26 or 30 players regarding the situation of pandemic.
Here are the possible players from Senegal who can be the part of official squad for the world cup 2022. Major changes are possible in the list.
| No# | Players | Club | Age | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bingourou Kamara | Charleroi | 25 | GK |
| 16 | Edouard Mendy | Chelsea | 30 | GK |
| 23 | Alioune Badara Faty | Casa Sports | 22 | GK |
| 2 | Saliou Ciss | Nancy | 32 | DF |
| 3 | Kalidou Koulibaly | Napoli | 30 | DF |
| 4 | Pape Abou Cisse | Olympiacos | 26 | DF |
| 12 | Fode Ballo-Toure | Milan | 25 | DF |
| 14 | Abdoulaye Seck | Antwerp | 29 | DF |
| 20 | Bouna Sarr | Bayern Munich | 30 | DF |
| 21 | Youssouf Sabaly | Real Betis | 29 | DF |
| 22 | Abdou Diallo | PSG | 25 | DF |
| 5 | Idrissa Gueye | PSG | 32 | MF |
| 6 | Papy Mendy | Leicester | 29 | MF |
| 8 | Cheikhou Kouyate | Crystal Palace | 32 | MF |
| 13 | Pape Gueye | Marseille | 23 | MF |
| 17 | Pape Matar Sarr | Metz | 19 | MF |
| 7 | Keita Balde | Cagliari | 27 | MF |
| 10 | Sadio Mane | Liverpool | 30 | MF |
| 9 | Boulaye Dia | Villarreal | 25 | MF |
| 11 | Habib Diallo | Strasbourg | 26 | MF |
| 15 | Bamba Dieng | Marseille | 22 | FW |
| 18 | Ismaila Sarr | Watford | 24 | FW |
| 19 | Famara Diedhiou | Alanyaspor | 29 | FW |
These players are possible to be included in the squad of Senegal for the world cup 2022 taking place in Qatar. The final official announcements of squad will be done by Senegal football federation near the mega event.
Senegal National Team Coach: Aliou Cissé
Aliou Cissé is the current head coach of Senegal national football team who is serving this duty since 2015. Under his coaching, Senegal qualified for the 2018 world cup for the second time. Although they did not perform well in the last edition. However, they are looking good for the current edition as they played well in the qualifier matches.
Senegal Possible Starting Lineup In 2022 World Cup
Pape Abou Cisse, Abdoulaye Seck and Kalidou Koulibaly are the main defensive players for Sengal in the football world cup 2022.
Idrissa Gueye, Cheikhou Kouyate and Keita Balde are the main mid fielders who will lead the team in the mega event to score some goals in the world cup.
Talking about forwards, Bamba Dieng and Ismaila Sarr play the most crucial role to attack on the opponents goal post for winning the matches.
Match Schedule Of Senegal
Senegal is present in the group A along with the Netherland, Ecuador and the host nation of the 2022 world cup Qatar. They will play three group matches to qualify for the next round .
| DATE | MATCH | VENUE |
|---|---|---|
| 21 November | Senegal vs Netherlands | Al Thumama Stadium |
| 25 November | Qatar vs Senegal | Al Thumama Stadium |
| 29 November | Ecuador vs Senegal | Khalifa Int’l Stadium |
All these are the information about the Senegal possible world cup squad and lineup for the tournament as the event dates and fixtures announced. Further changes will be available. Further changes will be made available here.