Liverpool forward Sadio Mane starts for Senegal as his side take on Equatorial Guinea in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday.
The Reds had urged Senegal not to risk their star in the crucial match it had been claimed, but this has been ignored.
Mane had previously suffered an injury scare in Senegal’s win over Cape Verde in their last match, and was taken to hospital following a clash of heads with opposition goalkeeper Vozinha.
The 29-year-old stayed on the pitch for several minutes, scoring his country’s opening goal, before being withdrawn with dizziness.