Superstar Sadio Mané missed the World Cup in Qatar. In the Bundesliga game between Bayern Munich and Werder Bremen, the Senegalese was hit on the "shinbone". It's a momentous scene for the 30-year-old. The Munich announce "further investigations".
Heavy blow for World Cup insider tip Senegal: Captain Sadio Mané, superstar of Bayern Munich, has to worry about participation in the World Cup in Qatar after his injury from the Bundesliga game against Werder Bremen. Africa's footballer of the year "suffered an injury to the right fibula head," said the German record champions in the afternoon.
Mané is said to be out of the Munich team at bottom of the table Schalke 04 on Saturday (6:30 p.m. / Sky). And: "Further examinations will follow in the next few days, FC Bayern is in contact with the medical side of the Senegalese Football Association." But the worst has long been feared there: the World Cup for Mané. "Sadio, I wish you a speedy recovery," tweeted President Macky Sall from the world climate conference in Egypt. He was with him "with all my heart", the politician assured the player: "God bless you!"
According to a report by "L'Équipe", the Bayern star will definitely miss the World Cup. The French sports newspaper wrote that Mané had sustained a tendon injury. Africa's footballer of the year will be out for several weeks and will therefore not be available to his home country for the World Cup, which starts in a week and a half.
Mané sustained the injury in a seemingly harmless duel with Amos Pieper and was substituted (21st). African champions Senegal meet the Netherlands, the hosts and Ecuador in the finals (20 November to 18 December). Coach Aliou Cisse names his squad on Friday.
Attacker Mané has scored 33 goals and provided 20 assists in 92 international matches. He first led Senegal to their first ever triumph at the Africa Cup of Nations in February and then to the World Cup in March. Both times he scored decisively from the spot in the shoot-out against Egypt. "Personally, I'm sorry about that," said Bayern captain Manuel Neuer about Mane: "It's very annoying when a player gets injured so close to the World Cup."
