Sadio Mane left in the 20th minute of Bayern's 6-1 thrashing of Werder Bremen with what appeared to be an injury; this was a crucial match because it came less than two weeks before the start of the World Cup. After the game, the Bavarians' manager Julian Nagelsmann said the 30-year-old will get an X-ray to determine the extent of his injury.

Consequently, many people in his native country likely held their breath when the forward was replaced early in Tuesday's game. An even worse setback for Senegal had been reported by the French media source L'Equipe, who said that the forward's injury was too severe for him to participate in the event.

The left winger is the team's most recognizable player and would have loved to help his team succeed in the World Cup. Unfortunately, he didn't recover from his injury and was cut by Aliou Cisse from the final 26-man list.

Senegal's full list of players for Qatar 2022

The West African nation released their official roster of 26 players for the tournament in Qatar, which kicks off later this month. Even though FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura claimed the country would consult witch doctors in order to ensure that Mane, his country's best player, would participate in the tournament, the superstar was not able to recover and was left out a few days before their debut.

It was not enough for Sadio Mane that he didn't participate in Senegal's friendlies to recover. This November 17 the national team announced that Bayer Munich's left winger couldn't make it and won't participate in the next FIFA World Cup.

Senegal's qualification for the tournament in Qatar was helped along by the former Liverpool man, who scored the game-winning penalty in a match against Egypt. This marked the third time in the country's history that they had qualified for a World Cup.

Goalkeepers: Seny Dieng (Queens Park Rangers), Alfred Gomis (Stade Rennes), Eduoard Mendy (Chelsea),

Defenders: Fode Ballo Toure (AC Milan), Pape Abou Cisse (Olympiakos), Abdou Diallo (RB Leipzig), Ismail Jakobs (Monaco), Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea), Formose Mendy (Amiens), Youssouf Sabaly (Real Betis),

Midfielders: Pathe Ismael Ciss (Rayo Vallecano) Krepin Diatta (Monaco), Idrissa Gana Gueye (Everton), Pape Gueye (Olympique Marseille), Cheikhou Kouyate (Nottingham Forest), Mamdou Loum (Reading), Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City), Moustapha Name (Pafos FC), Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur),

Forwards: Boulaye Dia (Salernitana), Famara Diedhiou (Alanyaspor), Bamba Dieng (Olympique Marseille), Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal), Ilimane Ndiaye (Sheffield United), Ismaila Sarr (Watford).

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