Southampton's Senegal winger Sadio Mane has been ruled out
of this month's African Nations Cup after picking up a knee injury in a Premier
League win over Arsenal on New Year's Day.
"Sadio has an injured calf muscle, it will be four to
six weeks (out)," Southampton manager Ronald Koeman told the club website (www.saintsfc.co.uk)
on Sunday.
"Senegal maybe will call him up and see the player, but
he will not play in the African Cup of Nations."
Senegal compete in Group C at the Nations Cup in Equatorial
Guinea, starting on Jan. 17, along with Ghana, Algeria and South Africa.
Mane joined Southampton, currently fourth in the league,
from Austrian champions Salzburg on transfer deadline day last September. The
22-year-old scored the opening goal in the 2-0 win against Arsenal but limped
off before the break.
[Reuters]
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