Coach of the Senegal National Football Team, Aliou Cisse, has confirmed that Moussa Ndiaye has been called up to the Senegal squad to replace Sadio Mane. The Bayern Munich forward was ruled out after sustaining injury in a 6-1 win league match against Werder Bremen.
The replacement looks strange since a left back will be replacing an injured attacker. Moussa Ndiaye plays primarily for RSC Anderlecht as a left back but can also function as center back. The 20-year-old Senegalese joined RSC Anderlecht from Barcelona B in August 2022.
According to FIFA, Senegal have not finalized the nationality switch of Monaco left back Ismail Jakobs, so Ndiaye will be backup for the Senegal side in the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Below is an updated Senegal team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Coach: Aliou Cisse, 46.
Goalkeepers: Edouard Mendy (Chelsea), Seny Dieng (QPR), Alfred Gomis (Rennes).
Defenders: Moussa Ndiaye (RSC Anderlecht), Youssouf Sabaly (Real Betis), Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea), Abdou Diallo (RB Leipzig), Pape Abou Cisse (Olympiacos), Formose Mendy (Amiens), Fode Ballo-Toure (AC Milan), Ismail Jakobs (Monaco).
Midfielders: Idrissa Gueye (Everton), Cheikhou Kouyate (Nottingham Forest), Nampalys Mendy (Leicester), Pape Gueye (Marseille), Pape Sarr (Tottenham), Moustapha Name (Pafos), Mamadou Loum (Reading), Krepin Diatta (Monaco).
Forwards: Ismaila Sarr (Watford), Bamba Dieng (Marseille), Boulaye Dia (Salernitana), Famara Diedhiou (Alanyaspor), Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal), Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United).
