Sadio Mané and the Lions: His Manager Bacary Cissé Clarifies His Position on the AFCON

Bacary Cissé, Sadio Mané's manager, confirmed that the striker has never announced his international retirement as Senegal prepares for the AFCON 2027 qualifiers. Mané's absence from Patrick Vieira's first list is due to a 'physical issue', but Cissé clarified that Mané intends to participate in the qualifiers. He also mentioned that the final phase of the AFCON in Morocco could be Mané's last, but this remains to be confirmed.