Mali midfielder Sadio Kanoute has told Goal that he’s a doubt for the Eagles’ Wafu Cup quarter-final after picking up a knee injury.
The Stade Malien man started Mali’s tournament opener, a 3-1 victory over Niger, but is not training ahead of Saturday’s quarter-final against Sierra Leone.
“I picked up a small knock to my knee,” he told Goal, “and the pain is preventing me from training.
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“I don’t think I’ll play [against Sierra Leone], but there are other midfielders who can step in.”
Kanoute played the entirety of Mali's opener, but Real Bamako's Makan Sambaly is one of several candidates to replace him in the starting line-up for the next clash.