first selection for Cheikh Sabaly, decisive passer with Senegal

Alexandre Oukidja starts with Algeria

While he had not been called up during the last meeting last October, Alexandre Oukidja was, this time, part of the group selected by Vladimir Petkovic, the Swiss coach of the Algerian national team, as part of the CAN-2025 qualifiers.

Better still, the Metz goalkeeper (36 years old) started during the Fennecs’ first match last Thursday in Equatorial Guinea (0-0). He was, however, on the bench during his team’s great success against Liberia (5-1). Note that Algeria is qualified for CAN-2025 which will take place in Morocco in December 2025.

Ablie Jallow’s Gambia eliminated…

Ablie Jallow’s Gambia, on the other hand, will not be there. The Scorpions, who had to win last Friday against the Comoros to maintain any hope of winning their ticket for this CAN-2025, lost (1-2). The Metz midfielder started this meeting before giving up his place after the break…

Deprived of CAN-2025, Gambia nevertheless ended its qualifying campaign with a success (0-1) in Tunisia on Monday. Substitute at kick-off, Ablie Jallow played the last quarter of an hour of the match.

…the Guinea-Bissau of Fali Candé too

For his part, Fali Candé, starter last Friday in the draw conceded by Guinea-Bissau against Eswatini (1-1) had a decisive meeting with his selection, this Tuesday against Mozambique: at stake, the second place of I synonymous with qualification for the 2025 African Cup of Nations. Alas, the Metz defender – who did not come into play – will not be part of the 35th edition of the African Cup of Nations. Nations. THE Bissau-Guineans actually lost (1-2).

The first successful one for Cheikh Sabaly…

Finally, for his first call-up with Senegal, Cheikh Sabaly watched from the sidelines the victory (1-0) of his selection – already qualified for CAN-2025 – against Burkina Faso, last Thursday. A meeting attended by ex-Grenats Sadio Mané, Ismaïla Sarr, Moussa Niakhaté, Kalidou Koulibaly and Pape Matar Sarr.

This Tuesday evening, the Lions of Teranga faced Burundi. Substitute at kick-off, FC Metz’s top scorer (8 goals) became a decisive passer for his first selection! Coming into play after the break in place of Everton striker Iliman Ndiaye, the former Génération Foot resident, following an acceleration on the right, ideally served Strasbourg’s Habib Diarra for the second Senegalese goal.

Enough to delight the veterans of the garnet house who took part in this last victorious meeting (2-0) of the qualifying campaign for CAN-2025: namely Kalidou Koulibaly, Pape Matar Sarr, Sadio Mané as well as Habib Diallo and Lamine Camara, entered during the game.