This archive report was first published on 30 June 2019.
Senegal coach Aliou Cisse has confirmed that midfielder Idrissa Gana Gueye will return from injury for the team's last group game against Kenya at the Africa Cup of Nations on Monday.
However, the team has been hit with more injury blows, with Gueye missing the 1-0 loss to Algeria in Group C on Thursday, along with Salif Sane and Ismaila Sarr.
On Sunday, Cisse listed the absence of Gueye, Sane, and Sarr among the reasons for the defeat, but has since confirmed that Sarr is also back in contention for the Kenya game.
However, Sane remains out after suffering an ankle injury in the team's first game of the tournament, when they beat Tanzania last Sunday.
He is joined on the treatment table by midfielder Alfred Ndiaye and defender Youssouf Sabaly, both hurt in the game against Algeria.
Ndiaye has a knee injury and Sabaly hurt his heel.
Kenya and Senegal go into Monday's game at Cairo's 30 June Stadium with three points from their opening two games and looking for a place in the top two to ensure qualification.
Cisse again bemoaned the nature of his side's defeat against Algeria as they struggled with the pressing game of their opponents.
"A point each would have been a fairer reflection of the game," he said after watching the match "three or four times over again".
"I have a much more precise idea about what we are capable of but we will not be looking for a revolutionary approach against Kenya, just attacking to make sure we win," he told reporters.
