Senegalese striker Sadio Mane will certainly miss Bayern Munich's next match against Schalke 04 in the German Football League next Saturday, due to an injury he sustained yesterday during his team's 6-1 victory over Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga.
But the big question that fans of the round witch are waiting to answer:
Will injury prevent him from participating with his country in the World Cup in Qatar, which begins on the 20th of this month?
To answer this question, we must gather information flowing from several sources that talk about the possibilities of "Teranga lions" representing his country in the Qatar World Cup.
Let's start from the latest information, which is what the Bavarian club reported - in a statement - in which it said, "Sadio Mane suffered an injury to the tip of his right fibula during Bayern Munich's 6-1 victory over Werder Bremen. The best African player of the year will miss the Schalke match on Saturday. ".
The Bavarian club continued, "Other tests will be conducted in the coming days, and Bayern is communicating with the medical staff and the Senegalese federation."
The other information came from the president of the Senegalese federation, Augustan Senghor, who did not confirm Mane's absence from the Qatar World Cup, and most of what he said was his expression of "concern" about the injury of the 30-year-old national team star, 11 days before the start of the World Cup in Qatar.
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Senghor said - in press statements - "Imagine that France would lose Benzema's efforts. We are concerned after the news we received yesterday evening."
"We are waiting for a consultation with the medical staff (of Bayern Munich), and an official notification from the club. We have to wait for the accurate information received from the club itself," he added.
Senghor added, "The star of the team, with or without Sadio Mane, the team is not the same, but we will adapt."
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As for the thunderbolt that struck Senegal, Africa and the world of football, it came from the French sports newspaper, L'Equipe, which confirmed that the injury would keep Mane out of the stadiums for several weeks, which prevents him from participating with his country.
For its part, the German newspaper "Bild" revealed that Mane had a torn tibial tendon, and he will miss the World Cup.
And the whole of Senegal held its breath after “Balonboa” (magician of the ball) was injured from his team’s match against Werder Bremen after just 21 minutes, and the country’s president even posted a tweet on his account saying, “Sadio, I wish you a recovery as quickly as possible after your injury during the Bayern Munich match. -Bremen. As I said to you: Sadio, Lionheart! With all my heart I am with you: May God bless you!"
Sadio, je te souhaite prompt rétablissement suite à ta blessure lors du match Bayern-Werder Brême.
Comme je te l'ai dit: Sadio, cœur de Lion !
De tout cœur avec toi !Dieu te bénisse !
— Macky Sall (@Macky_Sall) November 9, 2022
The Senegalese team was crowned champion of the African Nations Cup at the beginning of this year for the first time in its history, and coach Aliou Cissé will announce his official squad for the World Cup in Qatar.
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The Senegalese team will compete in the Qatar World Cup in Group A, which includes the teams of Qatar, the Netherlands and Ecuador, and the first match for the African champion will be on the 21st of this month against the Netherlands.