Senegal’s chances of going to the second round of the World Cup in Qatar have been reduced after the injury of the best player Sadio Mane. The Bayern star was injured in the Bundesliga match against Werder Bremen. Although the former Liverpool ace arrived in Doha, last week the African champions felt that the ‘soul’ of the team could not play. He will have a break of three and a half to four months.New: Moussa Ndiaye has replaced Sadio Mane in Senegal’s #FIFAWorldCup squad. pic.twitter.com/PmF1xWUdK3— Eric Njiru (@EricNjiiru) November 20, 2022 The replacement for Mane was supposed to be Monaco footballer Ismail Jacobs, who previously played for the young German national team, but due to administrative problems, Anderlecht defender Moussa Ndiaye was the 26th player on the list.”First of all, I’m sad for the boy, for Sadio Mane, and then for the national team, but of course it’s his health that counts. Of course we won’t hide the importance of Sadio Mane for the Senegalese team — he’s very important, a coach builds his team around his best players. But there’s also a group here with experienced players, with young players ready to step up. We’ve had to play matches before without Sadio Mane. It is difficult to replace him, but our left-back has been called up. He is young and promising and that is why we decided to bring him in” said coach Aliou Cisse.World Cup Pulse: Injured Sadio Manè rallies Teranga LionsThe 20-year-old Ndiaye was a member of Barcelona’s youth ranks, and in the summer he arrived at Anderlecht, but he has not yet made his debut for Senegal’s A team. Senegal is in Group A with Qatar, Ecuador and the Netherlands. The African champion will play against the Netherlands on Monday at 19:00. At the opening of the European Championship, Ecuador beat the host Qatar with 2:0.##NAJAVA_MECA_6824770##
