2017 qualifiers: Senegal omit Papiss Cisse and Dame N'Doye Newcastle striker Papiss Cisse and Hull City's Dame N'Doye have both been omitted from the latest Senegal squad. Cisse, 29, has not played for the Teranga Lions since Aliou Cisse took over as coach in March. Veteran forward Moussa Sow is also overlooked for the team that will host Burundi in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations next month. Regular goalkeeper Bouna Coundoul, Papa Kouli Diop and injured West Ham striker Diafra Sakho also miss out. Instead the team will look to striker Demba Ba for goals, the 30-year-old is enjoying a good season with Turkish side Besiktas with 18 League goals to his name. Cisse missed seven matches at the end of the Premier League season following a suspension for a spitting incident with Manchester United's Johnny Evans. He only returned to action for Newcastle's final three matches of the campaign as they narrowly escaped relegation, he scored 11 goals in 23 appearances for Newcastle this season. N'Doye joined Hull in February and scored five goals in 15 matches for them as they were relegated from the Premier League on the last day of season. Former captain Cisse is not taking anything for granted in his quest to rebuild the Teranga Lions their after early exit at the recent Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea. "We are considered top favourites in our group for the Nations Cup but that is for the newspaper," said Cisse. "In Africa you have no favourites or weak teams; it is exactly what we must show from the first game against Burundi." Senegal are in Group K in the Nations Cup qualifiers alongside lightweights Burundi, Niger and Namibia. Senegal's 23-man squad to face Burundi: Goalkeepers: Abdoulaye Diallo (Le Havre, France), Khadim Ndiaye (Horoya, Guinea), Lys Gomis (Trapani, Italy) Defenders: Papa Aliopune Ndiaye (Bodo Glimt, Norway), Pape Souare (Crystal Palace, England), Kara Mbodji (Genk, Belgium), Zargo Toure (Le Havre, France), Lamine Gassama (Lorient, France), Victor Bindia (Sandefjord, Norway), Lamine Sané (Bordeaux, France), Cheikh Mbengue (Rennes, France). Midfielders: Cheikhou Kouyate (West Ham, England), Idrissa Gana Gueye (Lille, France), Salif Sane (Hannover, Germany), Amara Baby (Auxerre, France), Cheikh Ndoye (Créteil, France), Stephane Badji (Istanbul Basaksehir, Turkey), Alfred Ndiaye (Real Betis, Spain). Forwards: Demba Ba (Besiktas, Turkey), Mame Biram Diouf (Stoke City, England), Sadio Mane (Southampton, England), Henri Saivet (Bordeaux, France), Moussa Konaté (FC Sion, Switzerland).
In one respect I am pleased he is dropped. These so called footballers think they are gods gift and need bringing down a peg or two. Is it him that has withheld maintenance payments for his son? The downside for us could be that if he is no longer flavour of the month for Senegal then his price could drop when we sell him.
We paid less than £3m for N'Doye. Will be interesting to see if the Wba rumour comes to pass. Anything above £3m for him and his wages off the books will be good buisness.
I've found him incredibly frustrating. He clearly is talented, and I love the way he traps and controls the ball, but he seems to lose it too easily. He has the potential to get a load of goals for us in the Championship if he stays with us and win my admiration, but he's also just as likely to annoy the **** out of me.
He's a ****, a cheat, a play actor and a ****ing **** footballer. We can't kick him out the door fast enough. We should send any wages, bonuses or whatever we're yet to pay him straight to his poor son. The **** doesn't deserve the life he has. And the cheek of him turning round and saying he wants to leave after being so **** we ended up relegated is just beyond words. **** off N'Doye.
