Édouard Mendy announces international retirement, not in Patrick Vieira’s first Senegal squad | OneFootball

Édouard Mendy, 34, has brought his Senegal career to a close. The player said in a post that he was stepping away, so he will not be in Patrick Vieira’s first squad.

He accompanied the announcement with a Wolof message thanking Senegal and a video.

The Al-Ahli goalkeeper wrote his name into national history by winning the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations. He also stood out at the most recent edition by saving Brahim Diaz’s panenka in the final against Morocco. Mendy won 58 caps for the Lions of Teranga.

A tribute on the Senegalese federation’s channels framed his career as being defined not only by caps, trophies and statistics, but by the place it holds in the nation’s memory.

Vieira’s first test comes against Mozambique on 25 September, in qualifying for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations.

Source: L'Équipe

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