OFFICIAL: Mane misses the World Cup

With just three days to go until the start of the World Cup in Qatar, there are still a number of important absentees from the national teams. In addition to Nkunku's absence to France, Sadio Mane will not be able to play for Senegal.
The Bayern Munich striker suffered an injury in his penultimate Bundesliga match before the World Cup and set off all the alarm bells. He was quickly seen by the national team doctors.
The emblematic Mane scored the winning penalty in a shootout victory against Egypt in the African Cup of Nations final and repeated the feat against the same opponents to qualify the Lions of Teranga for the World Cup. He picked up his shin injury playing for Bayern earlier this month but was named in the World Cup squad in the hope he could regain fitness.
In fact, FIFA General Secretary Fatma Samoura said they will use 'witch doctors' to recover him. However, that will not happen, as the national team confirmed that he will be out for the biggest competition. The player underwent a second MRI scan and the result was not favourable because he will have to undergo surgery.
"Unfortunately, today's (Thursday) MRI shows us that the improvement is not as favorable as we imagined and unfortunately we have to withdraw Sadio from the World Cup," said team doctor, Manuel Afonso in a video on the official Senegal Twitter account.
Sadio Mane is a very important absence for Senegal. They have seen how their star player will have to support his teammates from home.
Senegal had hoped their talisman would be fit in time for their opening game on 21st November against the Netherlands. They will also take on hosts Qatar and Ecuador in Group A.