Senegal goalkeeper Édouard Mendy has announced his retirement from international football, bringing his career with the Teranga Lions to a close.
The 34-year-old shot-stopper was a key member of Senegal’s historic Africa Cup of Nations-winning team, helping the country secure its first continental title.
Mendy played a crucial role during the tournament, including Senegal’s penalty shootout victory over Egypt in the final, which delivered the nation’s maiden AFCON crown.
Having established himself as one of Senegal’s leading goalkeepers, Mendy was an important figure in the country’s successful generation that dominated African football in recent years.
His decision brings an end to a distinguished international career during which he represented Senegal on some of football’s biggest stages and played a significant part in one of the most successful eras in the nation’s history.
Mendy now bows out of international duty as a former AFCON champion and one of the prominent goalkeepers of Senegal’s golden generation.