Senegal official: Mane will miss his team's "first games" at the World Cup

FILE- Senegal's Sadio Mane gestures prior to the start of the African Cup of Nations 2022 final soccer match between Senegal and Egypt at the Ahmadou Ahidjo stadium in Yaounde, Cameroon, on Feb. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

Senegal forward Sadio Mane will miss his team's "first games" at the World Cup because of a leg injury, a Senegal soccer federation board member said Tuesday.

Abdoulaye Sow said Senegal will have to cope without its best player for the start of the tournament and "not whine too much."