Retour sur le premier match du Sénégal indépendant en 1961
Senegal, as an independent country, played its first international match on November 5, 1961 against Gambia. It was a qualifier for the Nkrumah Cup, named after the former president of Ghana.
Dakar had beaten Banjul 5-3 in Bathurst (Banjul's former colonial name) in the first leg before losing 2-3 in Dakar in the second leg.
Here is the list of players selected for this first match
Amadou Lamine Loum
Souleymane Diop
Alioune Guèye Blé
Younousse Dieng
Aboubacar Diop, also known as Bouba Diakhao
Sheikh Thioune
Sounkarou Traoré
Assane Ndiaye
Ousmane Samb
El Hadji Malick Sy Souris
Saliou Ba Zale
Source: "Senegal, the Saga of the National Football Team", a book published by sports journalist Mamadou Koumé.
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