World Cup – Senegal: Sadio Mané officially forfeited

This time it’s really over. Even the last hope of seeing Sadio Mané at the World Cup has just vanished. “Unfortunately, today’s (Thursday) MRI shows us that the evolution is not favorable as we imagined and we unfortunately resolve to declare Sadio’s withdrawal from the World Cup“, declared the doctor of the selection, Manuel Afonso, during a press briefing.

“We quickly contacted Bayern Munich for informationhe continued. The next day, the club had sent us the images of its first MRI (magnetic resonance images) passed. It was an injury to his right knee. They invited us to examine the player and the images within the club. I moved on November 10 and 11 for this purpose. It was concluded that a new MRI should be taken this Thursday to find out if the evolution of the injury could allow him to play the World Cup.”

Still according to Manuel Afonso, a surgical intervention “should be scheduled soon” to operate on the player. In the meantime, it is the dream of an entire country that has just been shattered. And that of a career for Sadio Mané. Coach Aliou Cissé must now find a replacement for him, he has until Sunday, the eve of Senegal’s entry into the competition, against the Netherlands. But Senegal, appearing among the outsiders of the competition, lost their leader, the one who had guided the Lions to their first title of champions of Africa last February.