Senegal star Pape Gueye has gone on strike from the international team sparking a row with head coach Pape Thiaw, Mirror reports.
The Villarreal midfielder says he will be taking a break from the squad while the technical team is in place in the wake of their 3-2 World Cup exit to Belgium.
Gueye, 27, took to social media to drop the bombshell news after the African nation was rocked following their World Cup exit.
Senegal conceded two goals in two-and-a-half minutes during their round of 32 elimination against Belgium as they surrendered their place in the last-16, losing 3-2 in extra-time.
Habiib Diarra and Ismaila Sarr put Senegal into a comfortable lead as they looked set to book their place in Tuesday’s Round of 16 showdown with USA.
However, goals from Romelu Lukaku and Youri Tielemans spared the blushes of Rudi Garcia’s side with the Aston Villa star winning and scoring a 125th-minute penalty.
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In a post to his Instagram story, the 27-year-old said: “l’Il be back to give you a few words regarding elimination… but l announce today that as long as it’s this technical staff l’II take a break from the selection.”
Gueye was brought off shortly after the hour mark, while Senegal had a two-goal lead, with Thiaw bringing on Monaco midfielder Lamine Camara.
In the final 10 minutes, the game sparked into life with Romelu Lukaku steering home from a tight angle to reduce the deficit. Before Senegal could fully adjust to seeing their advantage halved, they found themselves level when Leandro Trossard’s cross was nodded home by Tielemans.
Then a penalty deep into the second-half of extra-time, awarded after the intervention of the video assistant referee, allowed for Tielemans to complete the turnaround for Garcia’s side.
