09/14/2026
🇸🇳 ÉDOUARD MENDY ANNOUNCE INTERNATIONAL RETIREMENT
Senegal goalkeeper Édouard Mendy has announced his retirement from international football at the age of 34, bringing an end to an eight-year career with the Lions of Teranga.
Mendy made 59 appearances for Senegal and kept 31 clean sheets, playing a key role during one of the most successful periods in the nation's football history.
His international résumé includes appearances at three FIFA World Cups — 2018, 2022 and 2026 — as well as three Africa Cup of Nations finals. He was part of Senegal's 2019 AFCON runners-up squad before helping the nation win its first-ever AFCON title in 2021, where he was named the tournament's best goalkeeper.
Mendy was also part of the Senegal side that reached the 2025 AFCON final, which was ultimately awarded to Morocco following CAF's later ruling.
