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Abubeker Nasir to make life easy for Mamelodi Sundowns' exhausted foreign quota as Rhulani Mokwena hints at the Ethiopian's exit

Nasir has been struggling with an injury he sustained in a match against Premier Soccer League rivals Orlando Pirates on 30 December 2022. Since his arrival to Chloorkop, Nasir has had a couple of injuries and with the last one, he was not registered for the PSL.Sundowns then moved swiftly to fill the foreign quota which allows teams to have any number of foreigners but can only register five at a time.Downs currently have Marcelo Allende, Lucas Ribeiro, Junior Mendieta, Abdelmounaim Boutouil and <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-za/lists/mamelodi-sundowns-coach-rhulani-mokwena-verdict-performance-thembinkosi-lorch-matias-esquivel-orlando-pirates-draw/blt07bf47426cae5eeb" target="_blank">Matias Esquivel, who was spotting Nasir's old jersey No.9 when he came on against Pirates</a>.

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Asked about Nasir's involvement, his coach Rhulani Mokwena has cast doubt on his future at Sundowns as he has revealed that the Ethiopian is dealing with an injury that could end his career.Nasir has made just nine appearances since that injury in December and has missed 45 games.The pacey and skilful forward had his family move with him to the country and Mokwena has insisted that Sundowns will continue to support Nasir in his rehabilitation in anticipation of the official word from the club.

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"I think with Nasir, the club will make an announcement, but Nasir has got a very difficult and complicated injury that he sustained in the Pirates game against Siyabonga Mpontshane," <a href="https://farpost.co.za/2024/02/18/sundowns-hit-at-exit-with-bold-decision/" target="_blank">Mokwena was quoted as saying by Farpost</a>."He hasn’t recovered, and he’s really struggling to recover, which is a bit unfortunate because when you use the term career-threatening, that type of a situation is really career-threatening."He needs all the support that we can give him; of course, he’s at a good club that looks after its players. So he’s in the right place, and hopefully, we’ll see him back sooner rather than later," Mokwena added.

WHAT MOKWENA SAID 

Downs' upcoming match is scheduled against NB La Masia, a team from the National First Division, in the last 32 of the Nedbank Cup.Considering the significance and stature of this opponent, Mokwena might be inclined to stick with the same lineup he deployed against Pirates.

WHAT'S NEXT?

Abubeker Nasir to make life easy for Mamelodi Sundowns' exhausted foreign quota as Rhulani Mokwena hints at the Ethiopian's exit | Goal.com

Lady luck has not been on Abubeker Nasir&apos;s side as he has spent most of his time at Mamelodi Sundowns in the casualty ward and might be released.

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