Senior-team call-up: Who is Massiré Sylla, Patrick Vieira’s big surprise?

At 21, defender Massiré Sylla of Union Saint-Gilloise could join Senegal’s Lions as a replacement for Mamadou Sarr, who is sidelined with a left-calf injury. If the Senegalese Football Federation confirms the call-up, Sylla could make his senior-team debut against Sudan on November 12 and 16. Born in Dakar in 2005 and developed at the Diambars academy, he signed his first professional contract with Pau FC before earning regular playing time at Lyn in Oslo, where he was named the Norwegian second division’s revelation of the season.