Senegalese and Newcastle striker Demba Ba is set to miss the World Cup qualifier with Uganda at Namboole today.
Senegal team that beat Liberia 3-1 last weekend
Five Senegalese players will not play in today’s 2014 World Cup qualifier against the Uganda Cranes, due to injury.
Demba Ba is one of the five Senegal players ruled out through injury, with the other four being Moussa Sow, Issiar Dia, Kader Mangane and Souleymane Diawara.
The Senegal team had a very light training session last night at the Namboole stadium and Sengal coach, Joseph Koto, had this to say about the game in mid-week:
“We will be going to Kampala to play our game and get the best possible result. Our aim is not to lose even if we don’t win.”
“We will try to scrape a win but if it appears impossible, we will struggle to settle for a draw. But the situation we want to avoid is a loss to the Cranes.”
And the top Newcastle United and Senegal striker, who is the captain of his country, had this to say last night:
“We are not under pressure since I can create a goal assist for the team, as a result of play against Uganda.”
Uganda managed a point away to Angola last weekend, thanks to Emma Okwi’s 87th equalizer following Djalima Campos’ early goal in Group J of the African World Cup qualifiers.
It’s always a worry when Demba Ba is injured, although he went through all of last season for Newcastle not missing one single game through injury, and we just have to hope it’s not that dodgy knee of his playing up.
And there are now only 52 days left until August 1st, when if the recent news is to be believed, the release clause in Demba Ba’s contract will run out.
Comments welcome.
17 comments so far
Dannyo
Jun 9, 2012 at 10:16 AM
Comment #1Better that he’s injured now than during the season.
Ben Arfa (Either love him or Hatem)
Jun 9, 2012 at 10:20 AM
Comment #2He hasn’t fully messed up his knee?
WWYCD
Jun 9, 2012 at 10:21 AM
Comment #3Cisse is captain of Senegal? Or have I miss read
Dannyo
Jun 9, 2012 at 10:22 AM
Comment #4@WWYCD
It’s true mate, i wasn’t aware of that.
Ben Arfa (Either love him or Hatem)
Jun 9, 2012 at 10:22 AM
Comment #5Yep he is.
pardew no 1
Jun 9, 2012 at 10:22 AM
Comment #6ben arfa (Either love him or Hatem) more then likely
Ben Arfa (Either love him or Hatem)
Jun 9, 2012 at 10:24 AM
Comment #7Sell him if it’s bad and told tell the other club?
Ben Arfa (Either love him or Hatem)
Jun 9, 2012 at 10:25 AM
Comment #8Don’t tell**
WWYCD
Jun 9, 2012 at 10:26 AM
Comment #9Well knock me down with a feather haha I though N’doye was tbh
Klatoon
Jun 9, 2012 at 10:30 AM
Comment #10Oh wow, the blog has an article on UGANDA, well sort of 🙂 i find myself in a weird position praying for Papisto to have a bad day at the office. Its a carnival atmosphere down here and everyone’s confident of beating Senegal. We have not lost a home game for 7 years so Papiss and his Senegal mates have a massive task at hand. Go Uganda Cranes Go 🙂
ochytoon
Jun 9, 2012 at 10:33 AM
Comment #11Klatoon
What time is it there? Also, are you Ugandan or do you just live/work there?
hrocks
Jun 9, 2012 at 10:37 AM
Comment #12The talk is this Dutch kid is tiotes replacement.if Ashley is running a nutreal budget and gives the kid 25k a week over 5 years it’s just smiths wages with a couple of million saved if we pay 7m for him.
toonincheek
Jun 9, 2012 at 10:47 AM
Comment #13Ba’s injury? Knee bother.
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Oh, sorry, that should be “Nee bother”.
Klatoon
Jun 9, 2012 at 11:34 AM
Comment #14Ochytoon, its 1.30pm. Kickoff 4pm and yes im Ugandan. Very rare combination that, a Ugandan magpie 🙂
papattack
Jun 9, 2012 at 1:02 PM
Comment #15quite glad ba’s injured, might put off any potential bidders. although obviously hope its nothing serious.
oliech
Jun 9, 2012 at 4:25 PM
Comment #16Uganda [1 – 1] Senegal 37′ P. Cisse ……….
demboy
Jun 9, 2012 at 4:37 PM
Comment #17Uganda- Senegal 1-1. cissé scored seneGoal.
proud for my countryman papiss and sorry for Ba’s injury he will come back stronger than before.