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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Andy Hunter

Head injury charity pressures Fifa after Senegal’s Sadio Mané hospitalised

Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha (back of picture) was sent off after his challenge on Senegal’s Sadio Mané resulted in a ‘sickening’ clash of heads.
Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha (back of picture) was sent off after his challenge on Senegal’s Sadio Mané resulted in a ‘sickening’ clash of heads. Photograph: BackpagePix/Shutterstock

Fifa and the Confederation of African Football face a test of leadership over whether Sadio Mané plays in Senegal’s Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final, according to the brain injury charity Headway.

The Liverpool forward was taken to hospital with a suspected concussion after clashing heads with Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha during Senegal’s last-16 win in the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday.

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