According to a report by “L’Équipe”, Sadio Mané will miss the World Cup in Qatar.
The French sports newspaper wrote that Bayern Munich’s Senegalese soccer star suffered a tendon injury during Tuesday’s Bundesliga game against Werder Bremen. Africa’s footballer of the year will be out for several weeks and will therefore not be available to his home country for the World Cup, which starts in a week and a half.
National coach Aliou Cissé wants to announce his 26-strong squad this Friday. Senegal will play in a group with the hosts, Ecuador and the Netherlands at the World Cup in Qatar, which begins on November 20th. The Dutch are the first opponent for the Senegal national team on November 21st.
Mané had to be replaced after 20 minutes in Munich’s home game. After his team’s 6-1 win, coach Julian Nagelsmann spoke of “a blow to the head of the shin” for the attacker. In order to be able to make an exact diagnosis, Mané should have an X-ray. The 30-year-old striker suffered the injury in a duel. Mané pointed to his leg when he was substituted and spoke briefly to the team doctor of the German record champions.
