The defending champion Senegal is preparing to start its campaign in the 2023 African Cup of Nations, which is scheduled to be held from January 13 to February 11 in Côte d’Ivoire.
Dates of the Senegal national team’s matches in the African Nations 2023
The Teranga Lions team begins the journey to defend its title in the African Nations 2023, against Gambia on January 15, at the Charles Konan Bani Stadium in the city of Yamoussoukro in Côte d’Ivoire.
The Senegalese national team will compete in Group C of the 2023 African Cup of Nations, with Gambia, Cameroon and Guinea, respectively.
The Cameroon match is the strongest confrontation between Senegal in the African Nations 2023
The Cameroonian Lions’ match in the second round of the group stage will be the strongest confrontation that the Senegalese team will face in Cannes 2023 in Côte d’Ivoire, as it will be the decisive factor in their qualification to the round of 16 of the continental championship competitions.
Senegal is scheduled to face Cameroon on January 19, then conclude the group stage with a match against Guinea on the 23rd of the same month.
Aliou Cisse, coach of the Teranga Lions, aspires to lead Senegal to the second title of the African Cup of Nations, after he etched his name in the records of his country by leading him to the podium in the tournament for the first time in its history after defeating Egypt on penalties 4-2 in the 2021 edition in Cameroon.
The marketing value of the Senegal national team is 274.4 million euros, and the duo, Bab Matar Sarr, the Tottenham midfielder, and Nicholas Jackson, the Chelsea striker, are the most expensive on the Teranga Lions list, with the value of each of them amounting to 35 million euros.
The Senegalese national team is counting on a number of stars to win the second star of the African Cup of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire, led by Sadio Mane, the Saudi Al-Nasr star, Nicholas Jackson, the Chelsea star, Edouard Mendy, the Saudi Al-Ahly Jeddah goalkeeper, Bab Matar Sarr, the Tottenham midfielder, and Kalidou Koulibaly. Al Hilal Saudi defender, and Marseille striker Ismaila Sarr.
Nicholas Jackson, 22 years old, is considered Senegal’s most dangerous weapon alongside Sadio Mane, especially after his exceptional performance with the Blues in the current 2023-2024 season, since he joined last summer from Villarreal, where he played 23 matches, scored 8 goals and made two assists.
List of Senegal in the African Nations 2023
Senegal’s list included 27 players in the 2023 African Nations, and they are as follows:
Goalkeepers: Edouard Mendy – Denny Dieng – Mory Diaw.
Defensive line: Kalidou Koulibaly – Abdou Diallo – Moussa Nyakhati – Abdoulaye Seck – Ismael Jacobs – Youssef Sabally – Worms Mendy – Foudou Balé Toure – Abdoulaye Ndiaye.
Midfield: Nambales Mendy – Idrissa Gana Gueye – Paty Cisse – Lamine Kamara – Cheikhou Koyate – Baba Matar Sarr – Baba Gueye – Crepin Diatta.
Offensive line: Sadio Mane – Ismaila Sarr – Boulay Dia – Habib Diallo – Elimane Ndiaye – Nicholas Jackson – Abdoulaye Sima.
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