The Monaco winger believes Senegal everything it what it takes to withstand some of the biggest teams at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Krepin who only returned from a season long injury this season has expressed confidence that the Teranga Lions will present Africa well at the global showpiece.
He told Africannews.com that the African champions will do everything possible to deliver the best for their country and the continent who want to see the prestigious World Cup brought to Africa.
“Obviously, we won’t hide the fact that we have a good team, with players in each position,” said Diatta. “The World Cup is the biggest competition so we will give everything to play a great tournament.”
Diatta is the second Senegalese player to be quoted by the media as having predicted a successful world cup for his country after Chelsea FC defender Kalidou Koulibaly who told the BBC that they have what it takes to win the showpiece in Qatar.
The Teranga Lions boast one of the most valuable squads going at the World Cup with superstars from across the World’s top leagues.
English Premier League side Chelsea FC’s duo of Edouard Mendy and Koulibaly is expected to make the squad for the World Cup including Crystal Palace midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate, Everton’s Idrissa Gana Gueye and Bayern Munich forward Sadio Mane, among other stars from Europe’s top five leagues.
The Aliou Cisse-coached side will face Netherlands, Ecuador and the host nation Qatar in Group A.
The Teranga Lions probably represent the continent’s brightest hopes of reaching the latter stages of the competition and they will be returning to the world Cup after failing to qualify for the last 16 of the tournament having missed out based on a fair play rule.
The African champions reached the quarterfinals in the 2002 World Cup and the current generation will be hoping to emulate that team which was captained by their current coach Cisse.
