Eight minutes later, LamineDiatta, captain in place of injured El Hadji Diouf, made it 3-1 as Mali goalkeeper Mahmadou Sidibe woefully spilled an innocuous Senegalese free-kick.
Cisse's injury also leaves the Lions desperately short of cover at centre half: if either Malick Diop or LamineDiatta gets injured Senegal could be in real difficulty.