Our prediction for this match:
Ireland
Match Time & Date:
06/06/2025
20:45
Prediction: 1-2
Senegal
Buoyed by back-to-back wins over Bulgaria, Republic of Ireland will look to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they take on Senegal in a warm-up game. The Boys in Green aim to give fans yet another reason to celebrate, but this match will be anything but a walk in the park for Heimir Hallgrimsson’s troops. It has to be noted that both Seamus Coleman and Sammie Szmodics have withdrawn through injuries.
The Lions of Teranga, on the other hand, are fighting hard to qualify for the 2026 World Cup finals. As Ireland head into Friday’s friendly with a severely-weakened squad, we are tempted to place our bets on Senegal. A man to keep an eye on in the away team will be former Liverpool ace Sadio Mane, who has netted 46 goals in 114 appearances for the national team.
Highlighted Player (Sadio Mané):
Sadio Mane is a Senegalese footballer who plays for Liverpool as a winger. Mane was born in Sedhiou Senegal on April 10, 1992, but he made his senior debut at French club Metz. In 2012 he moved to Red Bull Salzburg, with the pacey winger scoring 31 goals in 63 appearances for the club in the Austrian Bundesliga.
Mane then decided to take a step forward in his career as he joined famous Premier League club Liverpool for a fee of £34 million, signing a five-year contract with the Reds. The Senegal international quickly established himself as a first-team regular at Liverpool and, no doubt, he helped the Anfield outfit make it to the 2017/2018 Champions League final.
Speaking of trophies, Sadio Mane won the Austrian Bundesliga with Salzburg in the 2013/2014 season. In 2017 he was named Liverpool player of the year for the 2016/2017 season. Sadio Mane made his Senegal debut in 2012 and he was part of the Senegal team that participated at the 2012 Olympic tournament.
Highlighted Team (Ireland):
Competing as an independent entity since 1953, Republic of Ireland have struggled to match the world’s best national teams ever since, although they did achieve several respectable results on the road. Their best ever result, the 1990 World Cup quarter-final, was achieved with a big smile from Lady Luck seeing that the Irish reached the last eight without winning a single match.
They have since reached the last 16 stage at the 1994 and 2002 tournaments, while only qualifying for three European Championship finals (1988, 2012, 2016). The Irish were in the top 10 of the FIFA Rankings in 1993 and 1994, but have failed to repeat the success in the next twenty odd years, and it appears they are no closer to bridging the gap behind European powerhouses.
Robbie Keane holds the record for most national team caps and goals at the same time, having bagged 67 in 143 appearances, whereas Niall Quinn, Steve Staunton, Damien Duff, Tony Cascarino and Don Givens are some of the other star players.
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