Injured in the ankle last Sunday at Moustoir, on the sidelines of the 36e Ligue 1 day against Lens (1-3), Senegalese striker Bamba Dieng (23 years old, 18 caps, 2 goals) has been announced forfeited for the rest of the season.
Season over for Bamba Dieng. Came out in tears last weekend leaving his partners reduced to ten at the end of the meeting (90e+5), the center-forward of FC Lorient (3 goals in 16 appearances) will miss the last two league games this season, Saturday against Clermont at the Stade Gabriel-Montpied, then at home against Strasbourg on June 3. This is what the Lorient coach Régis Le Bris suggested this Friday. “He needs care. He’s probably unavailable until the end of the season.”said the 47-year-old coach in a pre-match press conference.
End of the season for Bamba Dieng injured against RC Lens. ❌
Lorient coach Regis Le Bris spoke at a press conference:
“He needs care, he’s probably unavailable until the end of the season.” pic.twitter.com/zmziLpDdOl
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Bamba Dieng package for the CAN playoffs?
Bamba Dieng’s tearful exit could be indicative of the severity of the injury. His downtime could be up to three months depending on the condition of his ankle. A handicap which would turn out to be very prohibitive for the african champion 2021a few weeks before the Benin-Senegal meeting, on June 17, counting for the fifth day of the qualifiers for CAN 2023. Coach Aliou Cissé would indeed be forced to do without the center forward trained at Diambars FC for the next meeting of the Lions, which will also be punctuated by a friendly match against Brazil on June 20 in Lisbon.
As a reminder, Senegal is already qualified for the next CAN, which takes place in Côte d’Ivoire from January 13 to February 11, 2024. With four victories in as many matches and 12 points on the clock, the band at Sadio Mane is first in Group L, ahead of Mozambique, Benin and Rwanda.
