{"id":1255027,"date":"2022-11-21T13:41:47","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T13:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/21\/football-family-saddened-by-mane-absence\/"},"modified":"2022-11-21T13:41:47","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T13:41:47","slug":"football-family-saddened-by-mane-absence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/21\/football-family-saddened-by-mane-absence\/","title":{"rendered":"Football family saddened by Mane absence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/127719664_gettyimages-1243590907-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Sadio Mane scored the winning penalty in the shootout as Senegal beat Egypt to win the Africa Cup of Nations\" title=\"Sadio Mane scored the winning penalty in the shootout as Senegal beat Egypt to win the Africa Cup of Nations\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sadio Mane scored the winning penalty in the shootout as Senegal beat Egypt to win the Africa Cup of Nations<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Senegal manager Aliou Cisse says the football family is \u201csaddened\u201d by Sadio Mane\u2019s absence but his side will \u201crise to the challenge\u201d at the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The African champions open their campaign against Group A opponents the Netherlands on Monday (16:00 GMT).<\/p>\n<p>Bayern Munich forward Mane will miss the tournament\u00a0due to a knee injury.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not just talking about Senegalese people but people around the world and the whole football family is saddened,\u201d said Cisse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe represents the African continent as well as Senegal,\u201d he added. \u201cI have received phone calls from around the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll coaches build teams around their best player, that is also the case for us. We have a strong team as well, with experienced and young players ready to rise to the challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk said he spoke to his former Liverpool team-mate Mane.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a friend I just wanted to know how he was. I feel sad for him. I know how hard he worked for this and he wants to be important for Senegal,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has been important in the last few years especially. It is tough. Obviously he will be a big miss for them. Hopefully we can benefit a little bit from that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"V-uYa8kWt1s\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2022 world cup - Badwam Sports News on Adom TV (21-11-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V-uYa8kWt1s?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sadio Mane scored the winning penalty in the shootout as Senegal beat Egypt to win the Africa Cup of Nations Senegal manager Aliou Cisse says the football family is \u201csaddened\u201d by Sadio Mane\u2019s absence but his side will \u201crise to the challenge\u201d at the World Cup. 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