Senegal U20 name 29-man squad for double-header against DR Congo

Senegal’s under-20 side will use the international break to prepare for the UFOA A U20 tournament, which serves as a qualifying competition for the CAN U20.

The Young Lions will face the young Leopards of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in two friendly matches at Stade Leopold Sedar Senghor in Dakar. The first game is scheduled for Thursday, with the second meeting to be played on 3 October.

Senegal U20 head coach Malick Daf announced his squad a few hours before the opening fixture. The selection includes Souleymane Ba, Bakary Sagna, Alassane Gueye and Norbert Mendy.

Daf has called up 29 players for the two-match series:

Souleymane Ba, Bakary Sagna, Mouhamed Junior Ba, Ahmadou Bamba Faye, Abdoulaye Gueye, Pape Birame Ndong, Adama Sagne, Baye Gallaye Dieng, Amadou Mboup, Alassane Gueye, Mansour Diop, Ibrahima Balde, Norbert Mendy, Mouhamed Sy, Paul Aly Diagne, Thierno Diop, Ousseynou Seck, Bernard Thiaw, Moustapha Camara, Birame Faye, Amadine Bruno Fall, Cheikh Cherif Gueye, Mamadou Seydi, Samba Sane, Malick Diallo, Dame Diop, Cheikh Dia, Mouhamed Niang and Cheikh Khad Diop.