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World Cup 2018: Senegal suffer major injury blow ahead of Poland clash
Senegal defender, Saliou Ciss has been ruled out of the 2018 World Cup in Russia and will be replaced by Adama Mbengue, the Senegal Football Federation said on Sunday.
The left back, who plays club football at Valenciennes in France’s Ligue 2, suffered an ankle injury in last month’s friendly against Luxembourg.
The 24-year-old’s departure comes two days after his 29th birthday.
Mbengue arrived on Sunday, having been on standby over the last weeks. He is from Ligue 1 club, Caen.
Senegal’s change came a day before the deadline for final injury replacements.
World Cup participants can only swap injured players up to 24 hours before their first game at the tournament.
Senegal will take on Poland in their opening Group H game in Moscow on Tuesday.
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