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Football: Malang Sarr says he has moved on from World Cup omission

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Football: Malang Sarr says he has moved on from World Cup omissionمحمد امین انصاری · CC BY 4.0

Senegalese defender Malang Sarr says he had hoped to be selected for the World Cup and that missing out was difficult. Now called up to the Lions, he says he has moved on and wants to focus on this new opportunity, in an interview published on the Senegalese Football Federation website and carried by Senego.

Senegalese defender Malang Sarr says he has moved on after being left out of the World Cup squad, which he had hoped to join. He spoke in an interview published on the Senegalese Football Federation website, Senego reports.

Sarr acknowledges that missing the tournament was disappointing, but says he has now got over that disappointment. He has now been called up to the Senegal national team.

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