(Reuters) – Hanover 96 striker Mame Biram Diouf has been recalled after an 14-month absence to Senegal’s squad for a friendly against Guinea on February 5 in Paris, the country’s football federation said.

Diouf, formerly at Manchester United, last played for his country in 2011.

Mame Biram Diouf shoots during Paul Scholes' testimonial soccer match against New York Cosmos in Manchester, northern England, August 5, 2011. REUTERS/Nigel Roddis

New coach Alain Giresse has named a strong squad as he prepares for a World Cup qualifier against Angola on March 23.

(Reporting by Mark Gleeson in Nelspruit; Editing by Ed Osmond; mark.gleeson@thomsonreuters.com +27828257807 Messaging mark.gleeson.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)

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