Senegal will be without one of their star men for crucial qualifying games, after the country sent an email to the wrong address.
It has emerged that the email asking for his release from club duty for the international break was not sent to the correct email address at Inter.
Balde is a regular started for Senegal, despite not featuring regularly for Inter this season, but he will now have to watch on as his team-mates battle it out.
"We have sent an email to Inter to inform them of the summoned player," said Abdoulaye Sow, vice-president of Senegal.
"But it was sent to the old e-mail address that Internazionale Milano no longer uses. They changed their address.
"At the current moment, the player can not leave and can not be called to join us. His club is uncompromising."