When Senegal took on Burkina Faso and Burundi in their most recent Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, the influence of Generation Foot was plain to see. Several graduates of the famed academy side started at least one of the two fixtures. Former Liverpool and Bayern Munich star Sadio Mane is the biggest name to come through their ranks, but current Premier League players Pape Matar Sarr and Ismaila Sarr both started out with the Dakar institution.
In recent years, Generation Foot’s partnership with French club Metz has offered a route into Europe. It was the pathway for that trio, along with former West Ham striker Diafra Sakho, while current Monaco and Senegal midfielder Lamine Camara joined Metz in 2023 before moving to the principality over the summer. Now, though, things are changing.
Generation Foot has partnered with Eyeball.Club, a platform established by a former Monaco youth player which - through AI and video tools - is allowing many more clubs to bring their players from Senegal to other parts of the world . “Obviously the tip of the iceberg is everyone talking about Sadio Mane, and we are very honoured and happy to have had him as an academy graduate, but Generation Foot is bigger than this,” Generation Foot communications director Talla Fall tells Mirror Football .
“Whether it's playing in the Premier League or the biggest league, but also a long heritage and track record of actually producing players for the national team. “It's not only the seniors [bu.
