World Cup 2022: Senegal aim to make Sadio Mane ‘proud’, says El Hadji Diouf
Staff, 2022-11-18 11:22:55,
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Former Senegal international El Hadji Diouf has backed Teranga Lions star Sadio Mane to deal with the disappointment of being ruled out of the World Cup finals.
“We are all sad, because we would love to see Sadio playing this World Cup and Sadio was doing everything to get ready for this World Cup,” said Diouf, a two-time African Footballer of the Year.
“All big players want to shine in the World Cup but things can happen. We are going to work without him and we’re going to do everything to make him proud.
“I think Sadio’s going to be stronger when he comes back.”
African champions Senegal play their first Group A game against the Netherlands on Monday, with matches against hosts Qatar (25 November) and Ecuador (29 November) to follow.
Diouf, who was part of the Senegal squad which reached the quarter-finals of the 2002 World Cup, is still positive about the side’s chances of progressing to the knock-out stages without Mane.
“Our first objective is to pass the first round and after the first round we’re going to talk again together to see what we can do,” the 41-year-old, who is in Doha as Senegal’s team ambassador, added.
“I know some teams don’t want to play Senegal because we have a good…
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