Senegal midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate is prone to miss the sport in opposition to host Qatar on the World Cup due to a proper hamstring damage, his group stated Wednesday.
Kouyate was “in all probability” out of Senegal’s second Group A sport on Friday, the group stated, forcing the African champion to reshuffle its lineup once more having already misplaced ahead Sadio Mane to damage days earlier than the match began.
Kouyate, a key central midfielder for Senegal, went off on a stretcher within the second half of his group’s opening 2-0 loss to the Netherlands after he went up for a header and got here down clutching his proper thigh. Defender Abdou Diallo was additionally injured and got here off in opposition to the Netherlands. Senegal stated Diallo had muscle cramps however was anticipated to return to coaching on Wednesday.
This 12 months’s African Cup of Nations winner got here to the World Cup with excessive hopes of creating an impression however now’s in a scrap to qualify for the knockout stage after shedding to the Dutch by two late targets. Host Qatar misplaced 2-0 to Ecuador within the opening sport of the World Cup and can be determined for a win in its second group match