The Liverpool forward was substituted after an hour of his country’s 2-0 victory over Namibia in an AFCON qualifier in Dakar.
However, Mane insists the decision was not due to a concern over fitness and he is ready to join his Reds teammates in preparations for Saturday’s Anfield encounter with Leicester City.
He told Liverpoolfc.com: “I’m fit. It’s true I got a kick in the back of the knee, but it was nothing special - it happened in the first half and I played for the rest of the game.
“I’d spoke with the coach and because we have new players, he wanted to try [them] and change me, so the substitution was not due to injury.