Senegal coach Aliou Cisse has explained that the aggressiveness of Sada Thioub made him choose the Nimes striker over on-loan Nantes forward Santy Ngom.
On Wednesday, Cisse released his 23-man squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) leaving out the 26-year-old attacker as well as Lorient midfielder Sidy Sarr.
Sada was preferred ahead of Ngom, who spent last season on loan with French Ligue 2 side Nancy where he managed to score two goals in 14 league games.
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Sada, meanwhile, was a consistent performer for Bernard Blaquart’s men as they ended the 2018/19 season in 9th spot on the Ligue 1 table, where he scored three goals in as many appearances.