Senegal forward Sadio Mane will miss the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar because of an injury he sustained in Bayern Munich’s 6-1 victory over Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga.
Mane was replaced in the 15th minute by Leroy Sane after going down.
The 30-year-old headed straight down the tunnel for further treatment after being substituted.
He is a key cog of Aliou Cissé’s side, who face the Netherlands in their opening Group A game on November 21 before taking on hosts Qatar, then Ecuador at the World Cup.
Mane scored Senegal’s winning penalty in the shootout victory over Egypt to clinch their first Africa Cup of Nations title earlier this year.
It comes just 12 days before Mane’s Senegal play their first game at the 2022 World Cup against the Netherlands.