In an interview with French radio Europe 1, Senegalese diplomat and FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura said that the African team would resort to witchcraft. try to get striker Sadio Mane to recover from a recent injury and take part with his country in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
“We are going to use sorcerers. I don’t know (if they are effective) but we are going to use them anyway. Let’s hope a miracle happens. She should be there,” he said, and then explained that they would resort to “marabouts”.
Marabouts are religious leaders and teachers of the Koran in West Africa. Sadio Mane is the star of Senegal and with his help they were able to become champions of the continent. The striker was injured on Tuesday in a 6-1 thrashing of Bayern Munich over Werder Bremen. The physical problem he suffers from lies in the region of the fibula.
Unrest in Senegal
Senegal did not like the news of Mane’s departure, and even the country’s president, Macky Sall, spoke about this and sent words of support to the player through his Twitter account.
“Sadio, I wish you a speedy recovery after the injury received in the Bayern-Werder Bremen match. As I told you before: Sadio, lionheart! With all my heart to you! God bless you!” he wrote.
Injured but not excluded from Qatar 2022
Although the German club announced the injury and confirmed his participation in the weekend game, from the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) warn that the striker will be on the call list.
This was also assured by an internal FSF source to the French news agency AFP. “He is calm, he is a professional and knows that injury is part of his job. He will be on the list, that’s for sure.” However, this fact will be confirmed on Friday, November 11, when coach Aliou Cisse will unveil the squad.
The Lions will make their debut in Qatar 2022 in Group A next Monday 21 November against the Netherlands. He will later face host Qatar and then play Ecuador.
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Source: La Opinion
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