Sadio Mane's hopes of appearing in the 2022 World Cup are still hanging in the balance despite his inclusion in Senegal's 26-man squad.
The 30-year-old led his country to the Africa Cup of Nations triumph earlier this year and could cap off a momentous 12 months by featuring in the tournament in Qatar. There are still doubts, though, over whether the Bayern Munich star will be able to prove his fitness in time for Senegal's opening group game against Netherlands on November 21.
It was initially feared Mane could miss out altogether when he injured his knee during Bayern's win over Werder Bremen on Tuesday. But Senegal boss Aliou Cisse was prepared to take a gamble by naming Mane as one of his 26 players for Qatar and remains "optimistic" the former Liverpool man will play some part.
