Sadio Mane ‘WILL Be Selected In Senegal’s World Cup Squad’ Despite Injury Fears
Senegal will unbelievably use witch doctors to heal Sadio Mane’s injury in a bid to race him to the World Cup in Qatar, according to FIFA’s Senegalese secretary general.
Mane will be included in Senegal’s squad for the World Cup despite suffering a leg injury this week, a source within the country’s football federation told AFP on Thursday – fearing he would miss the tournament initially.
But now Fatma Samoura, the No. 2 in world football’s governing body, has said the country will go to great lengths to ensure he attends, admitting they’re not even sure the unorthodox technique will work. but that they hope for ‘miracles’. ‘.
“We’re going to use witch doctors,” she said “I don’t know (if they’re effective), but in this case, we’re going to use them anyway. We hope for miracles. He must be there!’
A source had told AFP that the ex-Liverpool man would be included despite stumbling across Bayern Munich’s 6-1 win over Werder Bremen this week, leading to reports that he would be banned from the tournament.
“One thing is for sure, Sadio Mane is on the list tomorrow,” said the source, as coach Aliou Cisse announced his roster on Friday.
Mane, who finished second in this year’s Ballon d’Or voting behind Karim Benzema, was taken off the track after just 20 minutes on Tuesday – sparking huge fears over his suitability for Qatar, less than two weeks before the World Cup kicks off.