Qatar World Cup 2022: Fans overjoyed after Sadio Mane named in Senegal's squad despite injury scare
By Sunita Iyer | First Published Nov 11, 2022, 5:33 PM ISTBayern Munich and Senegal star Sadio Mane will reportedly be travelling to Qatar for the FIFA World Cup 2022 just days after an injury scare ruled him out of the showpiece tournament.
In what has sparked massive excitement among football enthusiasts, Bayern Munich star and Senegal captain Sadio Mane is expected to travel to Qatar for the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2022 just days after an injury scare ruled him out of the showpiece tournament.
During Bayern Munich's 6-1 triumph over Werder Bremen last weekend, Mane suffered a right fibula injury. The former Liverpool star will not play in the team's forthcoming match against Schalke on Saturday because the 30-year-old needs more medical testing.
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The Bavarians have kept in touch with the Senegal national team throughout the process. Reports earlier said that Mane would completely miss the 2022 edition of the World Cup in the Gulf nation. Aliou Cisse, however, has announced his 26-man squad today, and surprisingly, the Bayern Munich star is on the list.
Official. Senegal list for the World Cup includes Sadio Mané. 🚨🇸🇳
Full squad: pic.twitter.com/UwEja4nW30
Senegal is the reigning African champion, and Mane is a crucial player in the squad for his attacking threat and experience. They are in Group A alongside hosts Qatar, Ecuador and Netherlands, which means Mane will face former teammate and Dutch captain Virgil van Dijk.
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According to Chrisitan Falk, the Bundesliga giants are 'not happy' about the decision to include Mane in Senegal's squad, but fans of the forward are overjoyed by this news.
Despite his injury, the federation of Senegal wants to nominate Sadio Mané for the World Cup. The Club is not happy about this decision https://t.co/amTJCDXhPv
— Christian Falk (@cfbayern)One fan said on Twitter, "All this herbs in Africa and you think a slide tackle would stop him?" Another one stated, "Guys had forgotten he's African." A third supported added, "What’s a World Cup without the best player in the world?"
Here's a look at fan reactions on the micro-blogging site:
All this herbs in Africa and you think a slide tackle would stop him ? 😂 https://t.co/td7Txyw9rd
— Ebube 💙💙 (@EbubeCFC)Guys had forgotten he's African 😂😂😂 https://t.co/XfDtFWBOZA
— King of Hearts (@mayanja_jp)Senegal bringing it home https://t.co/5alnt3e8TB pic.twitter.com/613bNwIygC
— ramaa🐾 (@_ramaa01)Yaya Toure’s plug rn https://t.co/r4EzYQpEzR pic.twitter.com/YFELmasJX8
— Draculora (@BossyGoddess)What’s a World Cup without the best player in the world ? https://t.co/gtKgyzh7yb
— Imoh (@ImohUmoren)Really happy for Mane, man.💯👌🏿
He works for it, he deserves it👍🏿 https://t.co/59XtKbLBzQ
LETS GOOOOO!!!! https://t.co/yYwmutsZwD pic.twitter.com/E3vmnOiRiC
— •TANGENI• (@Prince_Kilian)Love to see it! https://t.co/FhwuVEz2lL pic.twitter.com/SCq52fF4PE
— Hashirama Senju (@Hassanda1st)Fear African blood. https://t.co/K0BMmvxnxi
— Alonso🔧Auto #MUFC (@Ejike_Alonso)THE WORLD CUP IS COMING TOO DAKAR!!!!!!!!!!! 🇸🇳 https://t.co/30ExMU3glE
— Cissé 🇸🇳🕋 (@Cisse_ss)Mane only knew about all these injuries when he came to Europe. In Africa, we played regardless. You’re only considered injure when your leg is fractured.
Let’s go👏🏿👏🏿 https://t.co/l3ZZa3F4Wk
LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOO https://t.co/uDpBlKeFf7 pic.twitter.com/C8Padr9dcF
— c (@chiaotzzzu)SADIO MANÉ EST DANS LA LISTE DU SÉNÉGAL POUR LE MONDIAL ! 🇸🇳
Les sénégalais : pic.twitter.com/EWnJe8u8zE
Sadio Mane in⚡✅! The rest will take care of themselves 💪🏿 pic.twitter.com/INNKzRBoiw
— Andrew Mwanguhya 🇺🇬 (@TheLoveDre)Sadio Mane est sur liste👏🏼😉 pic.twitter.com/YKMXvoa38n
— Sadikh campeon35 (@filosofbaol)You people expected Senegal to drop Sadio Mane? Even if he is not going to play there’s no way they’re dropping him. Just like Egypt did with Mo Salah 4 years ago… the team needs his presence.
— Don (@Opresii)Messi ve Ronaldo'dan daha büyük bir idol varsa o da Sadio Mane'dir.. pic.twitter.com/YZvEVC0XQX
— CR 🇵🇹 (@ikonikCR7)
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