Senegal, interim coach Thiaw’s squad: Boulaye Dia returns after 7 months

Once the Aliou Cissé era is over, Senegal starts again with an interim coach (Pape Bouna Thiaw) and an almost revolutionized squad in view of the double match against Malawi, valid for the qualifiers for the next Africa Cup of Nations. The returns of Boulaye Dia (absent since March) and Cheikh Lo Ndoye stand out in the list of players called up, as do the absences of Edouard Mendy and Noah Fadiga.

Goalkeepers: Mory Diaw (Clermont), Seny Dieng (Middlesbrough), Cheikh Lo Ndoye (ASC Jaraaf)

Defenders: Kalidou Koulibaly (Al-Hilal), Abdou Diallo (Al-Arabi), Moussa Niakhate (Lyon), Abdoulaye Seck (Maccabi Haifa), Formose Mendy (Lorient), Ismail Jakobs (Monaco), Seydou Sano (Al-Gharafa), El Hadji Malick Diouf (Slavia Prague)

Midfielders: Nampalys Mendy (Lens), Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano), Lamine Camara (Monaco), Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham), Pape Gueye (Villarreal), Habib Diarra (Strasbourg), Idrissa Gueye (Everton)

Attackers : Sadio Mané (Al-Nassr), Ismaila Sarr (Crystal Palace), Habib Diallo (Damac), Iliman Ndiaye (Everton), Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), Cherif Ndiaye (Red Star), Abdallah Sima (Brest), Boulaye Dia ( Lazio)