FIFA WORLD CUP: Sadio Mane ruled out of FIFA 2022 WORLD CUP.

**Sadio Mane has been ruled out of Senegal’s World Cup campaign, reports claim.

**The Bayern star limped out of his side’s win over Bremen after just 20 minutes.

**Ex-Liverpool man is said to have suffered a tendon issue and faces weeks out .

Sadio Mane has reportedly been ruled out of Senegal’s World Cup campaign after limping off during Bayern Munich‘s clash against Werder Bremen with a tendon injury.

The former Liverpool forward was taken off just 20 minutes into Bayern’s 6-1 win over Bremen on Tuesday night – leading to huge fears about his fitness for Qatar less than two weeks before the tournament begins.

Senegal are due to play Holland, Ecuador and hosts Qatar in the group stage. 

Mane is believed to have suffered a tendon injury, L’Equipe adds, and is set for ‘several weeks out’, handing his national team coach Aliou Cisse a major headache just days before announcing his World Cup squad. 

His Bayern boss Julian Nagelsmann said the player would have an X-ray to determine the extent of the injury after initially saying he had taken a blow to his tibia – and that he was hopeful it was ‘not a big injury’. 

‘He took a knock to the head of his tibia,’ he said. ‘It’s always uncomfortable. He has to have an X-ray. I hope nothing is wrong.

‘I didn’t see him after the game, I hope it’s not a big injury. But I don’t know at the moment’, the Bayern boss continued. ‘We’ll see tomorrow and then give an update.’ 

Just 15 minutes into their encounter with Werder Bremen the 30-year-old went doing holding his right leg and signalled for Bayern’s medical team to come onto the pitch.

It’s clear that Nagelsmann didn’t want to risk furthering Mane’s injury and withdrew the Senegal star for former Manchester City winger Leroy Sane. 

Mane’s absence will be felt massively in the Senegal camp – the man who has picked up 93 caps for his country and scored 34 times.

Mane’s heartbreaking news comes amid increasing concern about players picking up injuries in the build up to Qatar that will rule them out of the competition – despite only picking up minor problems.