Nottingham Forest seem set to receive some compensation from FIFA for the injury suffered by Cheikhou Kouyaté while representing Senegal at the World Cup.
The summer signing started the Lions of Teranga's opening match of the tournament against their Group A opponents, the Netherlands, on the competition's first full day of football. He was, however, stretchered off in the 73rd minute of the game following treatment after colliding with Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong during the 2-0 defeat.
Senegal manager Aliou Cisse had “hoped” the 32-year-old would recover in time to face the hosts Qatar four days later, in his team’s second group clash, after it was suggested the injury sustained was a twisted ankle. Kouyaté would, though, not feature again for the national team before they were eliminated by England at the round of 16 stage.
