Koulibaly and two Lions visit young athletes at Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Senego
Senegal internationals Kalidou Koulibaly, Mory Diaw and Malang Sarr visited young athletes from the Senegalese delegation at the Dakar 2026 Olympic Village, offering them messages of encouragement. The meeting was part of the Youth Olympic Games being held at home.
Senegal internationals Kalidou Koulibaly, Mory Diaw and Malang Sarr visited the young athletes from the Senegalese delegation at the Olympic Games Village of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games on Tuesday 10 November. The three players spoke with Senegal’s representatives about their careers and offered them messages of encouragement, according to the Senegal team.
The meeting focused on high-level experience, the demands of competition, commitment and perseverance. Kalidou Koulibaly, Mory Diaw and Malang Sarr also shared their respective experiences of international sport with the young athletes, as part of an intergenerational transfer of experience.
The visit comes as the three internationals prepare for a two-leg Senegal clash with Sudan in the qualifiers for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. The Lions are due to host Sudan on Thursday 12 November at 7pm at Léopold Sédar Senghor Stadium, before facing them again on Monday 16 November at 1pm at the National Stadium of Djibouti, according to Senego.
