World Cup: Essien, Obi Mikel and African stars who missed out due to injuries

As the 2022 World Cup approaches, GOAL takes a look at African players who have missed the global competition due to injuries previously.
Ghana, Cameroon, and Nigeria in particular have had to feature in previous editions without key players.
There are fears in the Senegal camp that Sadio Mane could miss the November-December tournament after sustaining an injury when playing for Bayern Munich on Tuesday against Werder Bremen.
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So, who are the players to have missed World Cups due to injuries?
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