Hammer in Senegal

ByDavid Mitchell

The goalkeeper of Senegal, Edouard Mendywill miss the knockout phase match against Belgium in it World this Wednesday (10 p.m.) due to an injury. On Tuesday, coach Pape Thiaw confirmed that the Al-Ahli goalkeeper will miss his second consecutive match of the tournament, having suffered a knee injury during Senegal’s 3-2 loss to Norway in the group stage.

Mendy returned to his club in Saudi Arabia to undergo further tests. The 34-year-old goalkeeper was not present at training on Tuesday at Husky Soccer Stadium in Seattle, but Thiaw expects him to return that same night. “He will be with us tomorrow, of course, even if he is not fit to play,” Thiaw said.

Since his debut in 2019, Mendy has played more than 50 games for Senegal and started all four games at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Senegal has two other goalkeepers in the squad. Mory Diaw, who plays for Le Havre in the French first division, started against Iraq and also replaced Mendy against Norway. The 33-year-old goalkeeper made a save and kept a clean sheet in Senegal’s 5-0 victory that closed the group stage.

Yehvann Diouf, who also plays in the French first division with Nice, is the other goalkeeper. The 26-year-old has been capped by Senegal twice.

David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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