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Line 57: ===Senior=== In March 2019, Diatta was one of four young Senegalese players to receive a debut call-up to the national team.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Bah \|first1=Momodou \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47401874\|title=Senegal coach Aliou Cisse opts for youth in latest squad \|date=28 February 2019 \|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]}}</ref> On 23 March 2019, he made his national team debut in a 2–0 win against [[Madagascar national football team\|Madagascar]] in the [[2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group A\|2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers]].<ref>{{cite web \|publisher=African Football \|url=https://africanfootball.com/match-report/44822/Senegal-vs-Madagascar \|title=Senegal v Madagascar \|date=23 March 2019 \|access-date=30 June 2016 \|archive-date=3 June 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603063753/https://africanfootball.com/match-report/44822/Senegal-vs-Madagascar \|url-status=dead }}</ref> On 13 June 2019, he was named in Senegal's 23-man squad for the [[2019 Africa Cup of Nations]] in Egypt.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.kingfut.com/2019/06/13/senegal-announce-strong-afcon-squad/ \|title=Senegal announce strong AFCON squad \|work=[[KingFut]] \|date=13 June 2019 \|access-date=30 June 2019}}</ref> On 23 June 2019, he scored his first-ever senior international goal in Senegal's 2–0 opening match win against [[Tanzania national football team\|Tanzania]], scoring in the 64th minute from a 20-yard first time finish~~, after a corner had not been cleared properly seconds earlier~~.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Willoughby \|first1=James \|title=Balde, Diatta on target in routine AFCON win \|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/senegal-tanzania-afcon-match-report-balde-diatta-sadio-mane-liverpool/article28119604.ece \|access-date=30 June 2019 \|agency=[[Sportstar]] \|date=24 June 2019}}</ref> He appeared in all of Senegal's matches during the tournament, including a substitute appearance in the team's 1–0 loss to [[Algeria national football team\|Algeria]] in the [[2019 Africa Cup of Nations Final\|final]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/algeria-sink-senegal-to-claim-second-africa-cup-of-nations/news-story/c015e66beea1554f862d03f75ee3f689\|title=Algeria sink Senegal to claim second Africa Cup of Nations\|date=20 July 2019\|access-date=31 December 2023\|website=Fox Sports}}</ref> For his ~~performance~~performances, Diatta was named the Best Young Player of the tournament by [[Confederation of African Football\|CAF]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsAFCON/2019/338316.aspx\|title=Africa Cup of Nations 2019 awards\|website=Ahram Online\|access-date=21 August 2019}}</ref> Diatta missed Senegal's successful [[2021 Africa Cup of Nations]] due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://monacolife.net/interview-krepin-diatta-hopes-to-play-starring-role-for-senegal-after-afcon-heartbreak/\|title=INTERVIEW: KRÉPIN DIATTA HOPES TO PLAY STARRING ROLE FOR SENEGAL AFTER AFCON HEARTBREAK\|date=21 November 2022\|access-date=31 December 2023\|website=Monaco Life}}</ref> In November 2022, he was named in coach [[Aliou Cissé]]'s squad for the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]] and went on to play in three of Senegal's four matches as the nation reached the round of 16 for the first time since its debut in [[2002 FIFA World Cup\|2002]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/team/squad/_/id/654/league/FIFA.WORLD\|title=Senegal Squad\|access-date=29 December 2023\|website=ESPN UK}}</ref> In December 2023, he was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations]] held in the [[Ivory Coast]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/africa/67840713\|title=Afcon 2023: Senegal and Sadio Mane set for defence of title\|date=29 December 2023\|access-date=29 December 2023\|work=BBC Sport Africa}}</ref> ==Career statistics==

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