Edouard Mendy resumes training after missing FIFA Series

After missing Senegal’s friendly matches during the just concluded FIFA Series, Édouard Mendy has confirmed returning to training with Saudi Pro League club Al-Ahli.

The 34-year-old former Chelsea custodian was among the top players include Sadio Mane, and Kalidou Koulibaly, who missed Senegal’s matches against Peru, and Gambia as part of the FIFA Series.

Senegal defeated Peru 2-0 before gunning down the Scorpions 3-1.

‘I’ve resumed training and focused for next match’

“It doesn’t take much time (the recovery). We did it at that time because we had a few days before facing Peru,” Mendy told WiwSport.

“We preferred not to take any risks with the approval of the coach and the staff. Now, I’ve resumed training and we’re focusing on tomorrow’s match.”

Mendy further revisited the decision by the Confederation of African Football to strip Senegal of their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title won in Morocco, and the decision by the African body to postpone the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON).

Mendy will hope to make the starting XI

Mendy said: “Today, unfortunately, African football suffers from certain shortcomings. When I say that African football is progressing faster than its governing bodies.

“It’s because we see our players shining in the best clubs in the world, winning trophies and representing the continent at its highest level. But this work is still being hampered by decisions that do not favor our competitions.”

Mendy will hope to make the starting XI when Al-Ahli returns to league action with a home fixture against Damac at King Abdullah Sports City on Saturday.

Mendy will also hope to be fit as Senegal prepares for the 2026 FIFA World Cup slated to start in June, and will be jointly hosted by sixteen cities—eleven in the United States, three in Mexico, and two in Canada.

The African champions have been drawn in Group J alongside France, Norway, and Iraq.