Senegal's Sadio Mane is reportedly out of the World Cup after sustaining a tendon injury during Bayern Munich's match against Werder Bremen.
The former Liverpool attacker was replaced 20 minutes into Bayern's 6-1 triumph against Bremen on Tuesday, raising significant questions about his preparedness for Qatar only weeks before the tournament is slated to begin.
Senegal will suffer a catastrophic blow as they prepare to play without their talisman against the Netherlands, Ecuador, and hosts Qatar in the group stage if L'Equipe's report is accurate. He will not represent Senegal in the tournament.
Mane is reportedly expected to miss "several weeks" due to a tendon injury, which presents national team coach Aliou Cisse with a significant dilemma just days before announcing his World Cup lineup.
Senegal's team will be greatly affected by Mane's absence. He has 93 caps and 34 goals for his country.
He was a significant contributor to the team's ability to overcome Egypt on penalties in the championship game and take home the 2018 Africa Cup of Nations.