Live bar January 2 news The African Cup of Nations is about to start, the Premier League Watford club refused to allow the Team's Senegalese winger Sal to let go, a move that was strongly protested by the Senegalese Football Association and said that it was ready to sue FIFA about this matter.
In response, Watford issued a statement on its club's official website, and Watford said that Sal was unable to play in the Africa Cup of Nations due to injury.
According to a statement on Watford's official website, Ismaila Sal injured a knee ligament in the match against Manchester United on November 20, 2021 Beijing time, and since then he has not been eligible to play for the team due to injury.
In early December 2021, the club sent a letter to the Senegalese Football Federation to provide an overview of the clinical diagnosis of Ismaila Sal's injury, while providing the player's MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scan results for the first time, which detailed the extent of Sal's injury. At the same time, after further consultations with medical experts, the club informed the Senegalese Football Association of sal's rehabilitation process and specific rehabilitation time.
Over the past 10 days, the club has reiterated to the Senegalese Football Association the current health status of the players and the recovery process and the specific timetable.
At the same time, the club also invited the Senegalese Football Association to appoint an independent surgeon to confirm the current injury status and recovery period of the players.
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