The ax fell for Sadio Mané. The Bayern Munich striker, star of Senegal, will not play the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The former Liverpool goleador injured his tendon on Tuesday in the Bundesliga.
Deputy to Julian Nagelsmann, dinosaur Toppmöller had nevertheless displayed his optimism. “He was shot in the leg, which caused him a little nerve pain. Nothing serious. His participation in the World Cup should not be compromised. But the hours that followed Sadio Mané’s injury exit on Tuesday evening against Werder Bremen (6-1, 14th day of the Bundesliga) got the better of the Bayern Munich striker’s participation in the 2022 World Cup at the Qatar, scheduled from November 20 to December 18. According to daily information The Teamthe 30-year-old player is forfeited for the competition and will not be able to hold his place in the list which will be retained by his coach Aliou Cissé.
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The shattering news has not yet been confirmed by Bayern Munich and the Senegalese Football Federation. Touched in the leg and replaced by Leroy Sané in the 20th minute of play yesterday, the former center forward of Liverpool suffers from the tendon, according to our colleagues, and will be away from the field for several weeks. Winners of the last African Cup of Nations, after a victory in the final against Egypt on penalties, the Lions of Teranga will thus be deprived of their star. In a group A within their reach for qualification in the round of 16, the Senegalese will face the Netherlands (November 21), Qatar (November 25) and Ecuador (November 29) without him.
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