Sadio Mané is still in Germany recovering: When will he play with Senegal in the Qatar 2022 World Cup?

It worries that he is not present, but they maintain the hope of counting on his presence. Senegal’s star, Sadio Mané, is recovering in Munich, a source in the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) reported, with the attacker absent from training open to the press this Thursday in Lusail, Qatar.

Touched on the right fibula with Bayern Munich, the ‘1a’ of the ‘Lions of Teranga’ will not be able to play Senegal’s first matches in the World Cup. Waiting for him to join the group, he is recovering from his injury in Germany.

When would Mané play in the Qatar 2022 World Cup?

According to the most optimistic hypothesis, Mané could play, perhaps, in the third match of the group stage, on November 29 against Ecuador.

Senegal, who is drawn in Group A of the World Cup, along with the Netherlands, Ecuador and the host, Qatar, won the African Cup last January and Mané was named the best player of the tournament. In October, he came second in the Ballon d’Or after Real Madrid player Karim Benzema.

Mané is the main figure in the team led by coach Aliou Cissé, who has included three players from the Spanish league in his squad: Betis defender Youssouf Sabaly (Betis/ESP), Rayo Vallecano midfielder Pathé Ciss and striker Villarreal Nicolas Jackson.