Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Dubai: Defender Abdelziz Sanqour has been ruled out of action for up to a month adding another injury blow to Al Ahli ahead of their AFC Champions League quarter-final campaign which starts next month.
The 26-year-old right-back injured his knee during a friendly against Inter Milan U-20s on Saturday and medical tests have confirmed that Sanqour (pictured in ACL Round of 16 action against UAE rivals Al Ain) will need three weeks to a month for recovery, ruling him out of the Dubai club's trip to Iran to face Naft Tehran in the first leg of their AFC Champions League quarter-final August 26 as well as the UAE league campaign opener against Fujairah on August 19.
This is the second injury woe for Al Ahli within a week of their pre-season camp in Italy after central defender Ahmed Essa picked up a cruciate ligament injury during training. He has been ruled out for at least six months.
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