Senegal: Pape Thiaw calls up Mamadou Lamine Camara as reinforcement for AFCON 2025 | OneFootball

Senegal: Pape Thiaw calls up Mamadou Lamine Camara as reinforcement for AFCON 2025 | OneFootball

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·16 December 2025

Senegal: Pape Thiaw calls up Mamadou Lamine Camara as reinforcement for AFCON 2025

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Mamadou Lamine Camara

Lions of Teranga head coach Pape Thiaw has already decided on Ilay Camara's replacement.


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On Tuesday morning, the Senegalese Football Federation announced the withdrawal of right-back Ilay Camara, who suffered a right hamstring injury. To fill this gap in Pape Thiaw’s 28-man squad, the coach has reached into his reserves. According to our information, he has called up Mamadou Lamine Camara.

The box-to-box midfielder from Renaissance Sportive de Berkane in Morocco, whose absence from the initial squad list had sparked debate, will now get his chance to compete at AFCON 2025. "Following the withdrawal of Ilay Camara for AFCON 2025, national coach Pape Thiaw has called up Mamadou Lamine Camara (RS Berkane) as his replacement. The midfielder is expected in Diamniadio this evening." the federation announced.

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