Senegal/Peru – Pape Thiaw full of praise for Ibrahim Mbaye

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·29. März 2026

Senegal/Peru – Pape Thiaw full of praise for Ibrahim Mbaye

Ibrahim Mbaye, the 18-year-old Paris Saint-Germain winger, is with Senegal for the March international break. At a press conference following his team’s 2-0 win over Peru, his national team coach, Pape Thiaw, was full of praise for the young Paris academy product.

“His room for improvement is enormous. He has already won many trophies. At 17, I was playing in the Gambardella. He’s a phenomenon who is at an excellent club with a great coach. Tonight, he was good. But he still needs to improve.”

If he manages to shine and get playing time with his national team, that is obviously a very good thing for the young Paris academy player. Used regularly at club level by Luis Enrique, Ibrahim Mbaye is gradually trying to earn his place in the squad. At only 18 years old, he still clearly has everything to learn.

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But overall, the confidence shown by his national team coach, as well as his coach at PSG, is a very positive sign. Now it is up to him to keep working hard so he can continue to improve and gradually earn even more playing time.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.