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Mauritania name squad for Bafana clash

Cape Town - Mauritania have named eight foreign-based players in a 25-man squad for Saturday’s AFCON 2017 qualifier against South Africa, reports the SuperSport website.

Bafana Bafana travel to in Nouakchott for their Group M qualifier against their opposition, currently ranked 113th in the world.

Mauritania are coached by former French international Corentins Martins.

The match kicks off at 19:00.

Mauritania squad:

Goalkeepers:

Mohamed Abdellahi (ASC Tidjikja), Mohamed Salahdine Saleck (FC Tevragh-Zeina), Babacar Toure (ASAC Concorde)

Defenders:

Ali Abeid (ASAC Concorde), Abdoul Ba (Racing Lens, France), Moustapha Diaw (ASAC Concorde), Oumar Ndiaye (FC Mantois, France), Ousmane Samba (Aubervilliers, France), Abou Sy, Mohamed Wade (both unattached)

Midfielders:

Moussa Baghayogho (ASAC Concorde), Khassa Camara (unattached), Yali Mohamed Delahi, Taghiyoullah Denne (both FC Tevragh-Zeina), El Hacen El Id (Levante, Spain), Abdoulaye Sileye Gueye (FC Tevragh-Zeina), Diallo Guideleye (Nancy, France), Samba Abdallahi Moussa (FC Tevragh-Zeina)

Forwards:

Cheikh El Khalil Moulaye Ahmed (CS Constantine, Algeria), Adama Ba (AJ Auxerre, France), Boubacar Beyguili (ACS Ksar), Ismail Diakite (Al Fayha, Saudi Arabia), Mamadou Ndiacko Niass (ASAC Concorde), Abdallahi Chegrane Tahmane (ASC Tidjikja), Ely Cheikh Voulany (unattached)

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