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Almost a year after his last match with the Senegal team, Krépin Diatta met his friends on the pitch this Saturday, September 24 in Orléans during the 2-0 victory against Bolivia. During his injury which had taken him away from the selection, the Lions were crowned champions of Africa.
From our special correspondent in Orléans,
« I turned the page ! Krépin Diatta released these words as if to close a painful parenthesis for him. A missed date with history. On February 6, 2022, Senegal celebrated its first African Cup title without Krepin Diatta, a potential holder, and player installed in the den since March 2019 and its first selection. The versatile midfielder was absent due to an injury contracted a month before the start of the AFCON; an injury to the anterior ligament of the left knee which was already marking the end of his season.
It is therefore from afar that the kid from Ziguinchor experienced the historic victory of his friends with a touch of bitterness. ” It was a shame for me not to be there, but I hope I will still have a lot of AFCONs and World Cups to play in the future. “, released Diatta after the friendly match won by Senegal against Bolivia.
« It’s not like I’m new »
Ten months after his last match with the Lions, Krépin Diatta, 23, was established by his coach Aliou Ciss for his return to the selection. A comeback without apprehension and lived with happiness. ” It’s nice to be back in the national team, he confided. It’s been a while since I came, but it’s almost the same heads, the same faces that I left behind. It’s not like I’m new. So that made it easier for me to come back ».
The former player of club Bruges (Belgium) owes his return as much to his experience in the Lions group as to the good start to the season with AS Monaco (France). Diatta, his club’s top scorer this season in Ligue 1, has regained his feelings and has played in all of ASM’s matches since the start of the season. A good omen for Senegal which will play its third World Cup with a entrance opposite the Netherlands. Krépin Diatta, who got back on track in time, will start his first World Cup with a “ revengeful spirit ». « You will have to give everything. The World Cup is a completely different level and you have to be ready. The number 15 of the Lions seems already ready.
