Africa is a true land of football and there are countless huge stars that the continent has produced over the past 20 years. If Côte d’Ivoire had Didier Drogba and Egypt Mohamed Salah, Senegal can count for several years on the unique talent of its undisputed star, Sadio Mane. The 30-year-old striker, who arrived in France at FC Metz at the start of his career, literally exploded when he arrived at Liverpool in 2016. Under the orders of Jurgen Klopp, the supersonic winger became a world reference and he has been able to lift several trophies with the English club.
Last summer and after six long and beautiful years with the Reds, Sadio Mané decided to join the prestigious Bayern Munich and thus discover Germany where he was able to replace Robert Lewandowski, who left for FC Barcelona. If the start of the season was rather successful, like most footballers, the Senegalese was impatiently awaiting the World Cup, which starts in less than two weeks in Qatar. Unfortunately for the striker, terrible news has just fallen on his head. According to newspaper information The TeamSadio Mané is forfeited for the World Cup and he will therefore not take part in the competition with his national team.
A tendon injury in the last game
If for the moment nothing is official, the French daily seems sure of its shot and it is a whole country which must be slaughtered in front of such news. A true star of the selection, Sadio Mané led Senegal to victory at the last African Cup of Nations. Present on the field yesterday with Bayern Munich, he was injured in the 20th minute of play. If he wanted to be reassuring when he was replaced, according to our colleagues he suffered from an injury to the level of a tendon and will therefore not be able to hold his place in Qatar, since he should be absent for several weeks.
A real blow for Senegal and its coach, who will have to do without the one who finished second in the Ballon d’Or behind Karim Benzema this year. If nothing is official yet, Sadio Mané nevertheless has a good chance of watching the competition from his television screen …