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Football: Patrick Vieira names Senegal team for Sudan match

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Football: Patrick Vieira names Senegal team for Sudan matchSimon Heseltine · CC BY-SA 4.0

Senegal coach Patrick Vieira has named his starting XI to face Sudan, with Yehvann Diouf in goal and Kalidou Koulibaly in central defence. The Senegalese team hopes to secure a positive result against Sudan, according to Dakaractu.

Senegal coach Patrick Vieira has selected Yehvann Diouf in goal for the football match against Sudan, with Kalidou Koulibaly as captain in defence alongside Moussa Niakhaté, Sadibou Sané and El Hadji Malick Diouf, reports Dakaractu.

In midfield, Lamine Camara and Dion Lopy will start, while Iliman Ndiaye, Nicolas Jackson, Ibrahim Mbaye and Boulaye Dia make up the attacking line-up chosen by Patrick Vieira for the match, according to Dakaractu.

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