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Mane taken off as precaution in World Cup qualifier

Football

By Reuters | Nov 12, 2021

**Harambee Stars Musa Mohamed is beaten to the ball by Senegal's Sadio Mane during an Africa Cup of Nations match against Senegal in Egypt on July 1, 2019.** [photo courtesy ]

Sadio Mane’s substitution in a World Cup qualifier for Senegal on Thursday was not due to anything serious and only taken as a precautionary measure, coach Aliou Cisse said.

The Liverpool star left the field after 27 minutes after a clash with a Togo defender in the 1-1 draw in Togo.

He looked to have either hurt a rib or his hip, which the coach did not expand on afterwards.

But Cisse did tell reporters: “There is nothing bad. We only took him out as a precaution, not for something serious.”

Senegal, who have already won their group and advanced to March’s decisive playoff for a place at the Qatar World Cup, needed a last gasp equaliser to avoid defeat.