Injured Senegal Goalkeeper to Miss Qualifiers

Senegal goalkeeper Alfred Gomis will miss Teranga Lions’ 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Guinea Bissau after picking an injury in Dijon’s 3-3 draw against Nantes on Saturday.

A statement on the club website notes that radiology tests have revealed that Gomis suffered a knee injury after colliding with Nantes’ Nigeria winger Moses Simon during the match.

He is set to be out for eight to twelve weeks, and will not join the Teranga Lions for back to back qualifiers in March.

“The MRI performed on Monday confirmed the initial diagnosis – it is indeed a rupture of the posterior cruciate ligament of the right knee,” Dijon said in a statement.

“This injury should not require surgery. The Senegalese goalkeeper should be unavailable for a period of two to three months.”

The news will come as a major setback to Aliou Cisse, who is already without the services of suspended forward Mbaye Diagne and midfield Santy Gom.

Gomis, 26, has so far kept six clean sheets in the 19 games since joining on a four-year deal from Italian side SPAL last summer.

Senegal currently sits top of Group I with six points from two matches and are at the end expected to qualify to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations to be hosted in Cameroon.