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Côte d’Ivoire AFCON hero Haller suffers injury setback

By Our Reporter On Feb 17, 2024 0

Borussia Dortmund striker Sebastien Haller was ruled out for “several weeks” on Friday after the Africa Cup of Nations winner suffered a recurrence of an ankle injury, his club said.

Haller, 29, scored the winning goal as Côte d’Ivoire defeated Nigeria 2-1 in the AFCON final last weekend but was substituted late in the game.

Haller will be out for the time being. The Ivorian international injured his ankle during the African Cup final and was substituted just before the end of the match.

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“Examinations on Friday morning in Dortmund revealed that the ankle injury that Haller suffered against Mainz in mid-December has flared up again and the forward will have to take another break for a while,” said a Dortmund statement.

Dortmund, who face a trip to Wolfsburg on Saturday, are currently in fourth place in the Bundesliga, 15 points behind leaders Bayer Leverkusen.

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