 Rambai muchinyora ndima iyi - Diao akaonekwa ka39 nechikwata cheSenegal, achihwina zvibodzwa zvina kubvira muna 2000, kusanganisira kurova kwaakaita Denmark paFIFA World Cup ya2002 mushure mekunge vatambi vechikwata chake vamupasa. Gare gare akadzingwa mumutambo mumwe chetewo akanga ari kurwisa kwakakwirira. Diao aive muchikwata cheSenegal chakaenda ku2002 African Cup of Nations uko Senegal yakapedza yechipiri mushure mekurasikirwa mufainari kuCameroon uye yaive chikamu chechikwata cheSenegal chakaenda ku2004 African Cup of Nations. 