Senegalese professional footballer Sadio Mane will not be able to contribute his quota to Senegal’s national team’s play in the 2022 World Cup.
The Bundesliga club Bayern forward will miss Senegal’s World Cup play in Qatar as he is been ruled out of the tournament due to injury.
Sadio Mane 30, reportedly suffered a tendon injury in his Bayern Munich side’s 6-1 Bundesliga win over Werder Bremen on Tuesday.
Sadio Mane who placed second in the Ballon d’Or this year joins several other players including Paul Pogba, N’Golo Kante, and Diogo Joto are ruled out of the tournament.
Senegal will be making their third appearance in the FIFA World Cup this year. Their first-ever appearance was in 2002 when they made their way to the round of 16 after beating France. They had their second appearance in 2018.