Bayern star Sadio Mané was injured shortly before the World Cup. Africa’s footballer of the year had to be substituted after 20 minutes of Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga home game against Werder Bremen.
The 30-year-old suffered the injury in a duel. The striker continued to play for a short time, but then had to be substituted. Mané pointed to his leg when he was substituted and spoke briefly to the team doctor of the German record champions. How bad the injury to the Senegalese is was not apparent.
Senegal will play in a group with the hosts, Ecuador and the Netherlands at the World Cup in Qatar, which begins on November 20th. The Dutch are the first opponent for the Senegal national team on November 21st.