Cisse Could Be Missing For Six Weeks

Cisse is set to join up with the Senegal squad after the Premiership game against Southampton on January 10th to take part in the competition in Tunisia which begins on 24th January and finishes on February 14th.

Senegal play their first Group B game of the finals against Burkina Faso in El Menzah on January 26th which, along with the other two Lions of Teranga games, can be seen live on BBC Three at 7.15pm.

Competitors

Group A: Tunisia, DR Congo, Guinea, Rwanda
Group B: Senegal, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Mali
Group C: Cameroon, Algeria, Egypt, Zimbabwe
Group D: Nigeria, Benin, Morocco, South Africa

Full Senegal Schedule:

Monday, 26th January
Senegal vs Burkina Faso (El Menzah)

Friday, 30th January
Senegal vs Kenya (Bizerte)

Monday, 2nd February
Senegal vs Mali (El Menzah)