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Demba Ba snubbed for Zambia friendly

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Chelsea striker Demba Ba has been omitted from Senegal’s’ friendly against Zambia next week.

Senegal play Zambia on August 14 in Paris.

This is the second time that Senegal coach Alain Giresse has omitted the striker from his team for what the Frenchman termed as sporting reasons.

Ba was also snubbed for Senegal’s 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier’s in June.

And Newcastle striker Papiss Cisse will also miss the game because he is suspended for Senegal’s World Cup qualifier against Uganda on September 7 in Marrakesh.

However, AC Milan’s teenage striker Mbaye Niang is expected to make his debut after switching his allegiance from France to Senegal.

Goalkeepers: Bouna Coundoul, Cheikh Tidiane Ndiaye, Issa Ndoye

Defenders: Issa Cissokho, Lamine Gassama, Lamine Sané, Cheikhou Kouyaté, Kara Mbodji, Papis Djilobodji, Cheikh Mbengue, Pape Ndiaye Souaré

Midfielders: Idrissa Gana Guèye, Mohamed Diamé, Salif Sané, Pape Couly Diop, Stéphane Badji, Alfred Ndiaye

Forwards: Sadio Mané, Moussa Sow, Dame Ndoye, Mame Biram Diouf, Modou Sougou, Mbaye Niang, Ibrahima Baldé, Henri Saivet

19 COMMENTS

  1. Bring them all so that we can teach them a lesson or two. We don’t want them to have an excuse when we beat them. Go Zambia, go!

    • Ha ha ha..i might miss! you definitely need to miss Africa cup 2012 golden boots winner. The reason is a simple one. Southampton have a bone to chew with you my friend for wearing wrong scoring boots. Please start using the golden boots or the ones you used to punished Ghana.

  2. Demba has not been snubbed mwebantu. I watched him feature for Chelsea today. In fact the match is still on. Chelsea, AC Milan, Real Madrid, Valencia are in the U.S. participating in a pre-season tournament.

  3. BA Dada

    Snubbed, does not me he is not playing. It means tabamwitile Ku national team. Ichisungu tebwali bane.

    • @Dodo, you have to look at things in context. Demba is suspended for the September qualifier against Uganda. The match against Zambia is a friendly in preparation for the September World Cup qualifier. Under Fifa regulations Chelsea are not obliged to release Demba for a friendly game if he has club duties, which is the case here. It therefore, do not make sense for Demba to travel for the friendly. The club, player and country FA obviously spoke and took a decision that kept all happy. In case, you do not understanding the meaning of “snub,” it means “to treat someone scornfully.” That is not the case here. Anyway, I now understand why your blog name is “Dodo.”

    • Iwe Joe Kaluba (A.K.A. @BA Dodo) you mean as a journalist you don’t know the meaning of the word snubbed? Takwaba a similar word as “snub” uko ku Italy mwaba? @Dad is right. The author of the story clearly did not have any proper background to the exclusion of Demba BA. If what @Dad has explained is the case then the word “snubbed” cannot be used.

  4. A gud prepartion match.Good works frm Reinard & coachng staff.Reinard is one such coach tht has manged puting in place a formidable team B at national level.I mean a resilient & reliable team tht can represent our country.The likes of Mbola,Mukuka Mulenga,N’gonga,to name but a few.He needs some profesional independence.

  5. play in daka why paris? how do you know you are ready in terms of weather conditions in west africa when you play in Europe ?

  6. Demba Ba is not suspended for the game against Uganda. He is just not being called by the coach. This is for unknown reasons. Cisse is banned for the game so he wont feature in the friendly against Zambia. Pity for Zambia because we would have liked them tested by quality players such as Ba and Cisse.

    • Tested by quality players? what do you mean by that? these are the same bunch of players we nailed to the wall on our way to winning the Africa cup. They were red hot then than they are now. Maybe the flames of Malawi are the ones who need the Senegal test. You need to watch the game between zed and masensen again.

    • Kasai is very right. Zambia is preparing for Ghana so they need a test from top stars like ba and Cisse. Just because we beat them one year ago doesn’t mean they arent a quality side. They also beat us at home one time. I dont see what there is to contest about Kasai’s statement

    • @MK thank you for the correction on the suspension. It is true though that he is attending pre-season training with Chelsea in the U.S. Since the coach is new and using the trip to assess the players as well as the fact that the Zambia game is a friendly I think he might have been excused on that basis.

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