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Senegal have named no fewer than 15 French-based players in their 23-man squad for the African Cup of Nations.
Joint Coaches Abdoulaye Sarr and Amara Traoré unveiled the list in Dakar on Tuesday, and several Ligue 1 clubs are affected by the announcement.
With the three-week tournament set to commence in Egypt on January 20, Sochaux will be the French club most concerned. They are set to be without three of their regular defenders: Omar Daf, Souleymane Diawara and Nguirane Ndaw.
On top of the 15 French-based stars, there are six Premiership players included.
Bolton are the English most affected, as they will lose influential duo Abdoulaye Diagne Faye and El Hadji Diouf.
Senegal squad:
Goalkeepers: Tony Mario Sylva (Lille/FRA), Pape Mamadou Diouf (Jeanne d'Arc), Cheikh Tidiane Ndiaye (Rennes/FRA).
Defenders: Ferdinand Coly (Parma/ITA), Lamine Diatta (Lyon/FRA), Souleymane Diawara (Sochaux/FRA), Habib Bèye (Marseille/FRA), Omar Daf (Sochaux/FRA), Pape Malickou Diakhaté (Nancy/FRA), Nguirane Ndaw (Sochaux/FRA), Boukhary Dramé (Paris Saint-Germain/FRA).
Midfielders: Amdy Faye (Newcastle/ENG), Abdoulaye Diagne Faye (Bolton/ENG), Pape Bouba Diop (Fulham/ENG), Dino Djiba (Metz/FRA), Issa Bâ (Châteauroux/FRA).
Forwards: Diomansy Camara (West Bromwich Albion/ENG), Frédéric Mendy (Saint-Etienne/FRA), Rahmane Barry (Lorient/FRA), El Hadj Ousseynou Diouf (Bolton/ENG), Henri Camara (Wigan/ENG), Mamadou Niang (Marseille/FRA), Souleymane Camara (Nice/FRA).
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