Sadio Mane will not be able to play in the World Cup due to a leg injury.
The 30-year-old picked up an injury to his fibula in the win over Werder.
Despite the injury, he was named in the squad for the World Cup but will not be able to play due to the injury.
Aliou Cisse will now have to plan without his star man after the federation said that he would miss the first games.
The Netherlands will face the Africa Cup of Nations champion on Monday.
Group A games will be played on November 25 and 29 of this year.
In February, he scored the winning penalty as the Teranga Lions defeated Egypt in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations.
In late March, he scored the decisive spot-kick as his team beat Egypt on penalties in a play-off to qualify for the tournament.
The loss of Mane is a big blow to the hopes of the country and will put a lot of pressure on others to step up.
The challenge is to get the goals without him. That can be helped by Ismaila sarr.
He has been following in the footsteps of his predecessors. He was a graduate of the Generation Foot academy. He scored against the other team in the premier league.
The Hornets now have a player in the Championship. He scored a goal in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations for Senegal. He could be the hero if he was hurt.
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