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The penalty shoot-out was however full of controversies with lasers being pointed at Egypt's penalty takers and goalkeeper. FIFA fined Senegal's football federation 175,000 Swiss francs as a result of the fan disorder. [26] For the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Senegal were drawn in Group A along with the hosts Qatar, Ecuador and the Netherlands ...
Dieng debuted with the Senegal national team in a 4–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Namibia on 9 October 2021. [7]He was called up to the Senegal squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in January 2022, scoring his first goal for the side in a 2–0 round of 16 victory over Cape Verde. [8]
The 2002 Africa Cup of Nations tournament marked the best ever result in Senegalese football history, with the team falling to Cameroon 2–3 on penalties after a goalless draw in the final. [2] Senegal once again finished as runners-up in 2019, losing the final 0–1 to Algeria. [3] The nation finally won their first AFCON title in 2021 ...
However, he was injured during the warmups before Senegal's final group stage match against Kenya, and was forced to withdraw from the squad with a broken finger as Senegal would go on to lose in the final 1–0 to Algeria. [35] In January 2022, Mendy was included in Senegal's squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. [36]
In May 2018, he was named in Senegal's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. [54] In 2019, Sarr was part of the Senegal squad that reached the final of the Africa Cup of Nations, for only the second time in the nation's history. [55] He played the full 90 minutes of the final on 19 July 2019, as they lost 1–0 to Algeria. [56]
Sarr made his debut for Senegal national team on 26 March 2021 in an AFCON 2021 qualifier against Congo. [11] On 6 February 2022, he won the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal. [12] He made one appearance at the tournament, appearing as a substitute in the 3–1 semi-final win over Burkina Faso. [13] [14]
Kalidou Koulibaly. Kalidou Koulibaly (born 20 June 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal and captains the Senegal national team. Koulibaly began his professional club career with French team Metz in 2010, before moving to Belgian club Genk in 2012, winning the Belgian Cup in his first ...
2023 →. The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations was an international football tournament that was held in Cameroon from 9 January to 6 February 2022. The 24 national teams involved in the tournament were allowed to register a squad of up to 28 players, including a minimum of three goalkeepers, to allow teams to deal with any COVID-19 cases.