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Tunisia’s Seif Ghezal: My Knee Injury Is Not Serious
The Young Boys defender is relieved that the knock shouldn’t prevent him from facing Mozambique in the final game of CAF World Cup qualifying next month...
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Oct 28, 2009 6:20:28 AM
Tunisian international defender Seif Ghezal spoke to Jawhara
FM yesterday to reassure his countrymen about his health, after it became clear
that he had sustained a knee injury in his team’s 2-1 Swiss Axpo League loss to
Grasshopper on Sunday.
“In the second half, I felt a pain in my knee. I barely finished the game. Everybody feared a torn anterior cruciate ligament but, to my great happiness, the scans revealed only an inflamed meniscus. Thankfully without any gravity,” he revealed.
The former Etoile Sportive du Sahel captain also added that he was still uncertain to face Bellinzona on Thursday and that he has already explained to his club manager Vladimir Petkovic and team doctors that he did not want to participate if doing so would endanger his availability for his national team’s decisive World Cup qualifier versus Mozambique next month.
Furthermore, Ghezal revealed that he had also contacted Carthage Eagles doctor Hamed Kammoun to inform him of the situation so that he could consult with the club about how things are progressing.
Meanwhile, the central defender took the opportunity to express his immense desire to help his country qualify for South Africa 2010.
“We’re all mobilised for this historic moment. We can’t take this match lightly. It’s going to be difficult on a mental level. We need to take it on with an iron will. We’ll really have to wet our jersey on the pitch. Blood and sweat will be at the rendezvous to honour the national colours,” he explained.
“Playing a World Cup is the dream of any player. It’s a chance that isn’t given to everyone. Thus, we need to take it.”
Rami Ayari, Goal.com
“In the second half, I felt a pain in my knee. I barely finished the game. Everybody feared a torn anterior cruciate ligament but, to my great happiness, the scans revealed only an inflamed meniscus. Thankfully without any gravity,” he revealed.
The former Etoile Sportive du Sahel captain also added that he was still uncertain to face Bellinzona on Thursday and that he has already explained to his club manager Vladimir Petkovic and team doctors that he did not want to participate if doing so would endanger his availability for his national team’s decisive World Cup qualifier versus Mozambique next month.
Furthermore, Ghezal revealed that he had also contacted Carthage Eagles doctor Hamed Kammoun to inform him of the situation so that he could consult with the club about how things are progressing.
Meanwhile, the central defender took the opportunity to express his immense desire to help his country qualify for South Africa 2010.
“We’re all mobilised for this historic moment. We can’t take this match lightly. It’s going to be difficult on a mental level. We need to take it on with an iron will. We’ll really have to wet our jersey on the pitch. Blood and sweat will be at the rendezvous to honour the national colours,” he explained.
“Playing a World Cup is the dream of any player. It’s a chance that isn’t given to everyone. Thus, we need to take it.”
Rami Ayari, Goal.com
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