Football news - Sadio Mane suspended for Senegal's Afcon opener

Updated 15/06/2019 at 17:55 GMT+1

Senegal coach Aliou Cisee has confirmed that Sadio Mane will miss his country's Africa Cup of Nations opener against Tanzania on June 23.

Sadio Mané (Sénégal) célèbre son but contre le Japon lors de la Coupe du monde 2018

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The Liverpool forward was booked in Senegal's 1-0 away win over Equatorial Guinea in November 2018 and appears to have picked up a caution against Madagascar in March, though the latter yellow card was not officially logged.

"The CAF [Confederation of African Football] has decided, so we will not linger," Cisse is quoted as saying by the BBC.

"His absence should not in any way bother us. Certainly the presence of Sadio is beneficial but without him we remain strong."

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