Senegal has released their African Cup of Nations squad with Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly and Watford forward Ismaila Sarr all in the list. Liverpool striker Sadio Mane is not left out as well.
30-year-old Koulibaly had been a doubt for the tournament after picking up a thigh strain in a match against Sassuolo on 1 December. Winger Sarr’s last game was Watford’s 4-1 win over Manchester United on 20 November, in which the 23-year-old scored before being replaced as he suffered a knee injury.
Despite neither man playing since those injuries, they have both been included in Senegal coach Aliou Cisse’s 27-man squad for the finals that kick-off on 9 January in Cameroon.
The 2019 runners-up are in Group B alongside Guinea, Malawi, and Zimbabwe, as they seek a first-ever continental title.
Goalkeepers: Edouard Mendy (Chelsea, England), Alfred Gomis (Rennes, France), Seny Dieng (Queens Park Rangers, England).
Defenders: Bouna Sarr (Bayern Munich, Germany), Saliou Ciss (Nancy, France), Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli, Italy), Pape Abou Cisse (Olympiakos, Greece), Abdoulaye Seck (Royal Antwerp, Belgium), Abdou Diallo (Paris Saint-Germain, France), Ibrahima Mbaye (Bologna, Italy), Fode Ballo-Toure (AC Milan, Italy), Cheikhou Kouyate (Crystal Palace, England).
Midfielders: Pape Matar Sarr (Metz, France), Pape Gueye (Marseille, France), Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City, England), Idrissa Gana Gueye (Paris Saint-Germain, France), Moustapha Name (Paris FC, France), Mamadou Loum (Alaves, Spain), Joseph Lopy (Sochaux, France).
Forwards: Boulaye Dia (Villarreal, Spain), Sadio Mane (Liverpool, England), Habib Diallo (Strasbourg, France), Bamba Dieng (Marseille, France), Ismaila Sarr (Watford, England), Famara Diedhiou (Alanyaspor, Turkey), Mame Baba Thiam (Kayserispor, Turkey), Keita Balde (Cagliari, Italy).