Injury fears over Nottingham Forest midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate appear to have been eased.
The 32-year-old was stretchered off in Senegal’s opening World Cup match on Monday night, and there was concern he would miss his country’s final two group games. However, manager Aliou Cisse has provided an encouraging update.
Discussing the state of play ahead of Friday’s clash with hosts Qatar, he said in a press conference relayed by the Senegalese Football Federation’s official Twitter account: “Abdou Diallo resumed training yesterday. He feels very good. We hope that Cheikhou Kouyaté will also be ready.”
