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Issiar Dia chooses Senegal…

While a lot of senegalese people are still a little upset by Bafétimbi Gomis’s choice to go play for France after having been wined and dined for so long by different Senegal coaches, a good news popped up in the latest list of 22 published for the next World Cup Qualifyers against Algeria. Issiar Dia, one of Nancy’s little prodigies and France U-21 international, has decided after all to come back and play for us. It’s funny that in the same week two players decided against their previous choices. Bafé Gomis never played for France in the younger teams and decided to wait until the first one manifested while Issiar Dia has caps for every single french youth team, having gone through Clairefontaine with the likes of Hatem Ben Arfa and Abou Diaby.
The very tiny and fast left winger has been likened to other pocket-rockets such as Baky Koné and Franck Ribéry. He has been touted as one of the most promising prospect Nancy has ever seen by none other than Michel Platini’s dad Aldo.
Issiar my boy, I thought I’d never see you in senegalese kit! We’re incredibly haoppy and proud to have you play for us.
Here are the 22 players selected for the next WC qualifiers: Missing are Mamadou Niang (who’s not sure if he’s willing to ver come back), Souleymane Diawara (who claims to be exhausted and doesn’t want to come until next season), Habib Beye and Lamine Diatta (who did not please withing the new staff with both their declatrations apparently).

Keepers:
Tony Sylva (Lille)
Bouna Coundoul (Colorado Rapids, MLS)
Abdoulaye Coulibaly (St-Etienne, France)

Defenders:
Pascal Mendy (Kaunnas, Lituanie),
Cheikh Guèye (Metz, France)
Pape Malickou Diakhaté (Dynamo Kiev, Ukraine)
Ibrahima Sonko (Reading, England)
Abdoulaye Diagne Faye (Newcastle, England)
Guirane Ndaw (Sochaux, France)
Ibrahima Faye (Troyes, France)

Midfielders:
Moustapha Bayal Sall (St-Etienne, France)
Pape Malick Bâ (FC Bâle, Suisse)
Ousmane Ndoye (FC Vaslui, Roumanie)
Pape Waïgo Ndiaye (Fiorentina, Italie)
Babacar Guèye (Metz, France)
Frédéric Mendy (Bastia, France)
Diomansy Kamara (Fulham, England)
Kader Mangane (Lens, France)

Strikers:
El Hadj Diouf (Bolton, England)
Henri Camara (West Ham, England)
Pape Modou Sougou (Leiria, Portugal)
Issiar Dia (Nancy, France).

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Niang left out of the 22 against Algeria…

September 3rd, 2008 | By: Magnusson | Comments Comments(0)

On friday night in Blida, located about 45 km south-west of Algiers, Senegal will face the Fennecs of Algeria in the first of our second leg matches for the next African Cup of Nations as well as the next World Cup. After the first game against Lybia where we drew one of ... [read more]

A day with pape Malickou Diakhaté…

September 1st, 2008 | By: Magnusson | Comments Comments(2)

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Souleymane Diawara could head to Sevilla…

June 13th, 2008 | By: Magnusson | Comments Comments(0)

Bordeaux’s senegalese center back Souleymane Diawara started things slow this season before finishing like his team and even being mentionned in some Ligue 1 XI. So much so that he has been apparently contacted by Sevilla staff. The andalousians, who are about to undergo some major changes next season have started to ... [read more]

Lamine Ndiaye calls out Raymond Domenech…

May 24th, 2008 | By: Magnusson | Comments Comments(0)

A little background fact, Lamine Ndiaye, Senegalese National Team Manager, used to play with Mulhouse in the french second division with – then for – a player/coach named Raymond Domenech and even succeeded him at the helm of Mulhouse when said Domenech left for Lyon. lamine Ndiaye and Raymond Domenech have known each other for more than 25 years. ... [read more]

Issiar Dia chooses Senegal…

May 23rd, 2008 | By: Magnusson | Comments Comments(0)

While a lot of senegalese people are still a little upset by Bafétimbi Gomis’s choice to go play for France after having been wined and dined for so long by different Senegal coaches, a good news popped up in the latest list of 22 published for the next World Cup Qualifyers against ... [read more]

Mamadou Niang will refuse next call-up…

April 15th, 2008 | By: Magnusson | Comments Comments(4)

fas-13042008.jpgIn an interview with Algerian newspaper “Le Buteur” about the upcoming Seneagl confrontation against Algeria, mamadou Naing, Marseille’s number 1 threat has revealed that he would not be reporting for duty. The 28 year-old who may be living his best season so far declared;
“After the African Cup of Nations in Ghana, I decided to ... [read more]

Abedi Pele thinks we’ll go through…

Elhadji Diouf was handed the National Flag…

Mamadou Niang doesn’t want you to think he’s God…

Last day home, Senegal beats Namibia 3-1…

Elhadji Diouf, the enfant terrible of senegalese football…

The new players…

Pape Diouf doesn’t think Senegal can win the ACN…

Henryk Kasperczak, the press conference…

Schlass! And the list is cut down to 23…


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