Coundoul memasuki pertandingan setelah Senegal kehilangan kiper pilihan pertama Tony Sylva dan kapten El Hadji Diouf yang diskors karena keluar malam tanpa ijin di kota tersebut pada awal pekan ini.
Coundoul came into the game after Senegal had suspended first choice keeper Tony Sylva and captain El Hadji Diouf because of an unauthorised night out on the town earlier in the week