As for Pape Thiaw, he has this group to play with. It’s clear that with an expanded World Cup tournament, getting the squad rotations right is going to play a huge part in the eventual winners’ success.
Goalkeepers: Edouard Mendy (Al Ahli), Mory Diaw (Le Havre), Yehvann Diouf (Nice).
Defenders: Ismail Jakobs (Galatasaray), El Hadj Malick Diouf (West Ham), Krepin Diatta (Monaco), Antoine Mendy (Nice), Kalidou Koulibaly (Al Hilal), Abdoulaye Seck (Maccabi Haifa), Moussa Niakhate (Lyon), Mamadou Sarr (Chelsea).
Midfielders: Habib Diarra (Sunderland), Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham), Pathe Ciss (Rayo Vallecano), Pape Gueye (Villarreal), Lamine Camara (Monaco), Bara Sapoko Ndiaye (Bayern Munich), Idrissa Gueye (Everton).
Forwards: Sadio Mane (Al Nassr), Ismaila Sarr (Crystal Palace), Ibrahim Mbaye (Paris Saint-Germain), Assane Diao (Como), Iliman Ndiaye (Everton), Cherif Ndiaye (Samsunspor), Bamba Dieng (Lorient), Nicolas Jackson (Bayern Munich).
