Spartak footballer Balde supported the Senegal national team ahead of the World Cup in Qatar and thanked the club for their help during the suspension

Offensive “Spartacus” Keita Balde supported the Senegal national team before the start of the World Cup in Qatar, and also thanked the Moscow club for their help during the suspension period.

In connection with the doping control violation while playing for Cagliari, the Senegalese, who joined Spartak in August as a free agent, has been disqualified by Italy’s National Anti-Doping Tribunal until December 5.

Today, there is no room in my head and in my heart for sadness. I am happy that my country is represented at the World Cup by these 26 fantastic guys and this delegation, who are like a family to me.

Senegal for me is happiness, humility, joie de vivre, abnegation, family. Senegal is my home. In the coming weeks, my heart will be with the players from Qatar.

I will feel like the 27th player in the team, but above all I will be a great supporter, proud to have an African champion team fighting on the pitch for this great country.

I would like to thank coach Aliou Cissé and the Senegalese federation for the closeness and support they have shown me at this particular time, making me feel part of the national team on a daily basis.

A big thank you also to my club, Spartak Moscow, which continues to give me all the necessary support so that I can return soon in the best conditions,” Balde wrote on the social network.

The world championship will take place from November 20 to December 18. In the group stage of the tournament, the Senegalese will play with teams from the Netherlands, Ecuador and Qatar.

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