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Al-Nassr forward Sadio Mane has been included in Senegal's 28-man squad for this summer's World Cup.

The former Liverpool and Bayern Munich player was named in Senegal's squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, but he missed the tournament with a knee injury. Mane was among the Senegal players who remained on the pitch during January's 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final when Morocco were awarded a stoppage-time penalty.

The 34-year-old encouraged his team-mates who had walked off in protest to return and finish the game, which Senegal won thanks to a Pape Gueye goal in extra-time. However, a Confederation of African Football (CAF) appeals board later declared Morocco winners of the tournament following Senegal's controversial walk-off.

Mane will be joined in attack at the World Cup by Bayern Munich forward Nicolas Jackson, Everton's Iliman Ndiaye and Crystal Palace winger Ismaila Sarr. Senegal head coach Pape Thiaw has also selected Everton midfielder Idrissa Gueye, Sunderland's Habib Diarra and Tottenham Hotspur's Pape Matar Sarr.

 

Senegal
2026 World Cup Squad


Goalkeepers

Edouard Mendy 
(Al-Ahli)

Yehvann Diouf 
(Nice)

Mory Diaw 
(Le Havre)


Defenders

Krepin Diatta 
(Monaco)

Antoine Mendy 
(Nice)

Abdoulaye Seck 
(Maccabi Haifa)

Kalidou Koulibaly 
(Al-Hilal)

Ilay Camara 
(Anderlecht)

Moussa Niakhate 
(Lyon)

Mamadou Sarr 
(Chelsea)

El-Hadji Malick Diouf 
(West Ham United)

Moustapha Mbow 
(Paris FC)

Ismail Jakobs 
(Galatasaray)

 

Midfielders

Idrissa Gueye 
(Everton)

Habib Diarra 
(Sunderland)

Pape Matar Sarr 
(Tottenham)

Pape Gueye 
(Villarreal)

Lamine Camara 
(Monaco)

Pathe Ciss 
(Rayo Vallecano)

Bara Ndiaye 
(Bayern Munich)


Forwards

Sadio Mane 
(Al-Nassr)

Bamba Dieng 
(Lorient)

Iliman Ndiaye 
(Everton)

Nicolas Jackson 
(Bayern Munich)

Assane Diao 
(Como)

Ibrahim Mbaye 
(Paris St-Germain)

Cherif Ndiaye 
(Samsunspor)

Ismaila Sarr 
(Crystal Palace)

 

 

3 Jun 2026
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