Le sélectionneur du Sénégal Aliou Cissé

Senegal: bad news for Aliou Cissé before the clash against Algeria

ByThe Mwebantu Team

The bad news continues for Aliou Cissé, on the eve of the friendly clash against Algeria. Already deprived of Ismaila Sarr, the Senegal coach will also have to do without another executive in the den for this meeting.

Forced to a draw by Rwanda (1-1) last week, in the CAN 2023 qualifier, Senegal is playing its second meeting of the September rally on Tuesday. The Indomitable Lions face Algeria in Dakar. A gala clash between two teams already qualified for the final phase of the African Cup. And for this meeting, coach Aliou Cissé will be deprived of two of his executives.

Indeed, already forced to do without Ismaila Sarr, hamstring injury and package, the 47-year-old technician will also have to do without Boulaye Dia. The Lions striker suffers from a rectus femoris muscle injury. The Salernitana striker will not participate in this match due to this injury. The Senegalese Football Federation revealed the bad news in a press release on the body’s official website.

The FSF announces that the two players have left the den to join their clubs. “Clinical and ultrasound examinations revealed a lesion of the rectus femoris muscle for Boulaye Dia, and a lesion in the left hamstrings for Ismaila Sarr. Both players will be out for at least two weeks and therefore they have been released to join their respective clubs.”, we can read. The two players should therefore also miss a few club matches after this international break.

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