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Senegal forward Mané ruled out of World Cup with leg injury

Senegal forward Mané ruled out of World Cup with leg injury | iNFOnews.ca
Munich's Sadio Mane, left, and Milan's Nicolo Barella fight for the ball during the Champions League Group C soccer match between Bayern Munich and Inter Milan at Allianz Arena stadium in Munich, Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. (Sven Hoppe/dpa via AP)

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Senegal forward Sadio Mané will miss the World Cup because of a leg injury, the Senegalese soccer federation said Thursday.

Mané was injured in a German league game between Bayern Munich and Werder Bremen on Nov. 8.

Most of Senegal’s squad arrived in Qatar for the World Cup on Sunday. The team’s first game in Qatar is against the Netherlands on Monday.

Senegal, the reigning African champion, had hoped that Mané could return but announced Thursday that it’s not possible.

Senegal plays host Qatar four days after it faces the Netherlands. Its final game in Group A is against Ecuador on Nov. 29.

Mané was injured early in the Bayern game. The Bundesliga club said the two-time African player of the year had an injury to the head of the fibula bone in his lower right leg.

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