Sadio Mané remains without a World Cup. The Senegalese will not be able to lead his team in Qatar after suffering Tuesday night’s injury against Werder Bremen. In a game in which his team won (6-1), the Bayern winger demanded a substitution after 20 minutes due to a problem in his right knee. The worst omens have come true and according to L’Equipe this tendon problem will prevent him from contesting his second World Championship this year.
The Senegalese coach is set to announce the squad list this Friday, in which Mané will not feature. The African team is drawn into Group A along with the Netherlands, Ecuador and hosts Qatar. The Bayern player, formerly of Liverpool and Southampton, wanted to justify himself at this edition of the World Cup after being eliminated in the group stage in Russia 2018. Mané was only able to score one goal and the African team was eliminated from the Round of 16 finals by two yellow cards, tying everything with Japan in second place.
It is not the first defeat of an important player before the World Cup. Mané joins the list of stars who will not be in Qatar due to injury. Paul Pogba and Kanté (France), Timo Werner (Germany), Reece James (England), Giorginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands) and Mauro Arambarri (Uruguay) are the other top players who will be absent.
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