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Sadio Mane in Senegal squad despite injury but out of first game

Sadio Mane in Senegal squad despite injury but out of first game

By Krishneel Nair
16/11/2022
Photo:BBC

Sadio Mane has been included in Senegal's squad for the World Cup in Qatar but will miss the first game against the Netherlands next Tuesday.

The 30 year old Bayern Munich forward was forced off in the club’s 6-1 victory game against Werder Bremen, last week.

Senegal have been pooled with Qatar, Ecuador and Netherlands in Group A.

The 2022 FIFA World Cup begins on Monday.

Senegal squad Goalkeepers: Seny Dieng (Queens Park Rangers), Alfred Gomis (Rennes), Edouard Mendy (Chelsea).

Defenders: Fode Ballo-Toure (AC Milan), Pape Abdou Cisse (Olympiakos), Abdou Diallo (RB Leipzig), Ismail Jakobs (Monaco), Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea), Formose Mendy (Amiens), Youssouf Sabaly (Real Betis).

Midfielders: Pathe Ciss (Rayo Vallecano), Krepin Diatta (Monaco), Idrissa Gana Gueye (Everton), Pape Gueye (Marseille), Cheikhou Kouyate (Nottingham Forest), Mamadou Loum Ndiaye (Reading), Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City), Moustapha Name (Pafos), Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur).

Forwards: Boulaye Dia (Salernitana), Famara Diedhiou (Alanyaspor), Bamba Dieng (Marseille), Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal), Sadio Mane (Bayern Munich), Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United), Ismaila Sarr (Watford).

Source: BBC

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