Watford's Ismaila Sarr features in Senegal’s FIFA World Cup 2022 squad

Watford's Ismaila Sarr features in Senegal’s FIFA World Cup 2022 squad
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The 24-year old Watford’s football spearhead Ismaila Sarr enters Senegal’s World Cup squad for 2022. Along with other forward strikers of Bayern Munich’s Sadio Mane, and Sheffield United’s Iliman Ndiaye, Senegalese football coach, Aliou Cisse, has added Watford’s Ismaila Sarr for the upcoming World Cup.

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Ismaila Sarr, Watfords’s striker, will not be sitting out for the upcoming World Cup 2022. Aliou Cisse, Senegal’s coach, lists Ismaila Sarr’s name in the squad. Football fans will get to witness Ismaila Sarr playing alongside with other key strikers Sadio Mane and Iliman Ndiaye in the much awaited tournament.

In this season, Watford’s Sarr has played 16 championship matches where he scored 6 goals overall. The Senegal team is one of the biggies to watch out for in Group A in the forthcoming World Cup 2022.


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The team will commence the competition with their first match against the Netherlands which will be held on November 21. Following that, they meet Ecuador on November 25.

Senegal football fans have expressed concerns about their star player Sadio Mane’s tendon injury that happened during the match played against Werder Bremen on November 8, 2022. But the good news is the former Liverpool player is included in the squad as well.

To add a great line-up to the existing team, Aliou Cisse, features big names like Cheikhou Kouyate, Edouard Mendy, Kalidou Koulibaly, Idrissa Gana Gueye besides Sarr.

So, Senegal’s final squad for the 2022 world cup is:

Goalkeepers: Seny Dieng, Alfred Gomis, Edouard Mendy.

Defenders: Pape Abdou Cissé, Abdou Diallo, Ismail Jakobs, Kalidou Koulibaly, Formose Mendy, Youssouf Sabaly, Fodé Balo Touré

Midfielders: Pathé Ciss, Krepin Diatta, Idrissa Gana Gueye, Pape Gueye, Cheikhou Kouyate, Mamadou Loum, Nampalys Mendy, Moustapha Name, Pape Matar Sarr

Forwards: Boulaye Dia, Bamba Dieng, Nicolas Jackson, Sadio Mané, Iliman Ndiaye, Ismaila Sarr, Famara Diedhiou

FAQs


Which country does Ismaila Sarr play for?
Ismaïla Sarr plays for Senegal Football team

What’s Ismaila Sarr’s FIFA Rating?
According to FIFA ratings, Ismaila Sarr stands at 77. His potential rating is at 83.
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