Dakar: Newcastle United striker Demba Ba is among six regulars who have pulled out of Senegal's squad for a friendly international in Niger on Wednesday, the Agence Presse Senegalaise news agency said on Monday.
Ba played for Newcastle in their home Premier League defeat to West Ham on Sunday without any visible injury but joins Lamine Sane (Bordeaux), Cheikh Mbengue (Toulouse), Pape Ndiaye Souare (Stade Reims), Idrissa Gana Gueye (Lille) and Qatar-based Issiar Dia (Lekhwiya) in withdrawing from the match in Niamey.
Senegal's caretaker coach Mayacine Mar has replaced them with Ibrahima Ba (Istres), Malick Mane (Sogndal) and Pape Alioune Diouf (Kalmar). Senegal missed out on African Nations Cup qualification last month when they were formally disqualified after their match against the Ivory Coast in Dakar was abandoned because of crowd violence.
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09:35 PM, Nov 12, 2012
Dubai: Former Senegal and United Arab Emirates coach Bruno Metsu has replaced the sacked Diego Maradona to take charge of Al Wasl, the Dubai-based club said on Tuesday. Argentina World Cup winner Maradona, 51, was sacked last week with a year left on his two-year contract following a trophy-less season for Al Wasl. "More details will be revealed in the press conference that will be held in the coming days...
09:46 AM, Jul 18, 2012
Manchester: Senegal striker Moussa Konate scored late in the second half to salvage a 1-1 draw with host Britain in the Olympic football tournament on Thursday. Welshman Craig Bellamy gave Britain the lead in the first half after Senegal failed to clear a free kick by captain Ryan Giggs. Senegal's attacking flair in the second half was rewarded in the 81st minute when Konate ran on to a through ball... 
