PRESS RELEASE
Dakar, 12 of July 2024
2024 Rugby Africa Cup: List of Selected Players
The coach of the Senegal XV revealed this Friday, July 12 the list of players who will take part in the first phase of the Rugby Africa Cup.
The competition is scheduled for July 18-29 at the Mandela National Stadium in Uganda.
This competition will see the participation of the eight best teams in Africa:
(Namibia, Kenya, Algeria, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Burkina Faso.)
At the end of the tournament, the team ranked eighth will be eliminated from the final phase of CAN 2025, qualifying for the 2025 World Cup.
The Senegal national team will play its first qualifying match against Kenya on July 20 at 10 a.m. GMT.
The Senegalese delegation will fly to Uganda on July 16.
List of 28 Selected Players:
Pillars: Mamadou CISSÉ (Larochelle), Fernandez CORRÉA (Massy), Abdou DIEYE(Bedarides), Ousmane NDIAYE (Union St Denis-Drancy), Mamadou NDIAYE Mor(Tulle), Mamadou SARR (Asfa)
Hooker: Kaba CISSÉ (Union St Dénis – Drancy), Moustapha NDIAYE (St-Yriex)
Second row: Bouna FALL (Salles), Tony LANAUVE (Cs Nuiton), Moctar
SOUGOUFARA (Sarcelles), Lamine SYLLA (Union St Denis-Drancy)
Third row: Khadim CISSÉ (Piacenza), Cheikhou DANFAKHA (Le Havre),
Abdelkarim FOFANA (Rouen Normandie Rugby), Abdou LOM (Asfa)
Scrumhalfs: Babacar BA (Cusset), Demba KANE (Union St Denis-Drancy), Assane NDIAYE (Requins),
Flyhalf: Ismail BARRADA (St Medard), Mamadou NDIAYE (C’Chartes Rugby),
Center: Alassane SAGNA (Cusset), Cheikh SANHA (Coq Luguevin), Abou SY (Asfa)
Wingers: Djibi DIALLO (Vannes), Insa THIOR (Asfa)
Back: Saibo SAKHO (Epernay), Ameth SALL (Jambars).
Fédération Sénégalaise de Rugby
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Président : Guédel NDIAYE- Secrétaire Général : Omar DIAGNE–Dir. Admin.: Mamadou Diène DIOUF
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