Sadio Mane is injured, and the entire nation of Senegal needs him to recover in time to lead the AFCON holders in Qatar. The fear is gripping the Senegalese football fans so tightly that one of them, Fatma Samoura, said that they’d even use witch doctors to get their best player fit. The problem with that statement isn’t about whether a witch doctor could help Mane, but the fact that Samoura is FIFA’s current secretary general.”We are going to use witch doctors. I don’t know if they’re effective, but in this instance, we will use them anyway. We are hoping for miracles. He has to be there!”##NAJAVA_MECA_6798291##A source had told AFP that the ex-Liverpool man would be included despite hobbling out of Bayern Munich’s 6-1 win over Werder Bremen this week, which led to reports that he would be ruled out of the tournament.National coach Aliou Cisse has already told the nation that he’s taking Mane to Qatar no matter what”One thing is certain, Sadio Mane will be on the list on Saturday.”Fatma Samoura 🇸🇳 (FIFA General Secretary) on Mané’s injury: “Very sad news. We’re going to use witch doctors. I don’t know (if they’re effective), but we’re going to use them anyway. We’re hoping for miracles. He has to be there. Sadio, you have to be there on the 21st. pic.twitter.com/R3gMl1AYkC— noah noel Aniemu (@NoahAniemu) November 10, 2022 Mane, who finished second in this year’s Ballon d’Or voting behind Karim Benzema, was taken off after just 20 minutes on Tuesday – leading to huge fears about his fitness for Qatar less than two weeks before the World Cup begins. He was diagnosed with an injury to his right fibula. Bayern said he would undergo further tests in the coming days. He has been ruled out of Bayern’s final game before the World Cup against Schalke on Saturday. The Senegal team doctor, Manuel Afonso, has flown to Munich to assess the extent of Mane’s injury.Senegal hope their talisman will be fit in time for their opening game of the tournament on November 21 against the Netherlands. Their official squad will be announced on Friday morning.
