Senegalese Sadio Mane, the most prominent star who is excluded from the World Cup in Qatar, is injured
The Senegal national football team suffered a very painful blow, after announcing the absence of its first star, Sadio Mane, from the 2022 Qatar World Cup, due to an injury in his right leg. In his absence, Mane becomes the most prominent star, who is ruled out by injury from the upcoming finals.
Officials announced today, Thursday (November 17, 2022), that Senegal striker Sadio Mane, the star of Bayern Munich, will miss the FIFA World Cup finals in Qatar , in a strong blow to his country's hopes.
"Unfortunately, an MRI scan showed that the (recovery) development is not as appropriate as we thought, and we are compelled, with regret, to announce Sadio's withdrawal from the World Cup," said team doctor Manuel Alfonso on Twitter.
The doctor explained that "a surgical intervention will be determined soon" for the former Liverpool star and the current German Bayern Munich.
Mane's participation in the World Cup squad was in doubt with the African champion , since he left with an injury at the tip of his right fibula (fibula) in the twenty-first minute during his Bavarian team's victory over Werder Bremen (6-1) in the German Football League on November 8. current.
Despite this, coach Aliou Cisse included him in the squad, hoping for the recovery of the best African player and runner- up for the Golden Ball for the best player in the world, behind Frenchman Karim Benzema .
Senegalese Federation President Augustin Senghor expressed, in a telephone conversation with Agence France-Presse, his sadness and the players' solidarity with Mane, "We were ready to announce the injury... We now know that it has become confirmed. Everyone agrees that his health is above everything. The most important thing for him and for everyone is for him to recover and return quickly." ".
Cisse must call up a substitute player for Mane, and he has until Sunday the eve of his confrontation with the Netherlands in Group A in the World Cup, which also includes host Qatar and Ecuador.Senegal will play the Netherlands in Group A on Monday, before facing Qatar and Ecuador as well.Mane had scored the decisive penalty shootout in winning the African Cup of Nations in Cameroon last February, and six weeks later he led his country to repeat the victory over Egypt and qualify for the World Cup in the same way.Mane, 30, won the African Player of the Year award on two occasions.Kh.S/A.H (AFP, Reuters)