Sadio Mane, Édouard Mendy and Kalidou Koulibaly have all been included in Senegal's squad for the upcoming 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Cameroon.

The three are part of coach Aliou Cissé's side that will seek to better their performance at the continental competition, having finished as runner's up in 2019.

Cissé has retained 10 of the players that were selected for the last edition hosted by Egypt.

The West Africans will be hoping Liverpool star Mane and Watford forward Ismaila Sarr can push the team to glory in the competitions which is scheduled to kick off on January 9.

Mane has been vocal about his desire to lift the AFCON trophy, which has eluded him despite managing enviable success in the sport.

Senegal are pooled alongside Guinea, Malawi and Zimbabwe in Group B.

Hey take on Zimbabwe on January 10 for their first match of the tournament, before playing Guinea four days later and Malawi on January 18.

Here's a look at the full squad;

Goalkeepers: Seny Dieng (Queens Park Rangers), Alfred Gomis (Stade Rennes), Edouard Mendy (Chelsea)

Defenders: Fode Ballo-Toure (AC Milan), Saliou Ciss (Nancy), Pape Abou Cisse (Olympiakos), Abdou Diallo (Paris Saint-Germain), Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli), Cheikhou Kouyate (Crystal Palace), Ibrahima Mbaye (Bologna), Bouna Sarr (Bayern Munich), Abdoulaye Seck (Antwerp)

Midfielders: Idrissa Gana Gueye (Paris Saint-Germain), Pape Gueye (Olympique Marseille), Joseph Lopy (Socahux), Mamadou Loum (Deportivo Alaves), Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City), Moustapha Name (Paris FC), Pape Matar Sarr (Metz)

Forwards: Keita Balde (Cagliari), Boulaye Dia (Villarreal), Famara Diedhiou (Alanayspor), Habib Diallo (Racing Strasbourg), Bamba Dieng (Olympique Marseille), Sadio Mane (Liverpool), Ismaila Sarr (Watford), Mame Baba Thiam (Kayserispor).