France based Zimbabwe national team forward Tino Kadewere has been ruled out of the Warriors’ upcoming AFCON qualifiers due to an undisclosed injury.
Kadewere reportedly suffered an injury when his team FC Nantes lost 2-1 to Olympic Marseille last week.
The former Harare City forward started the match and scored but was subbed off in the 80th minute.
He missed last weekend’s match against FC Lens.
As a result, he will miss the Warriors’ crucial games against Kenya on Friday and Cameroon next week Tuesday.
Sources close to Kadewere confirmed his injury.
“Tino has encountered a setback in his career due to an unfortunate injury. The injury was sustained during a match against Marseille and, as a result, he is currently sidelined and underwent a scan to determine the extent of the damage.
“The scan showed the extent of the injury and he is now out for four weeks,” the sources told the Sunday Mail newspaper.
“He had been hoping to get cleared and had already communicated his position with the coach. Both parties were hoping after the assessment he would still have a chance to join the camp.
“Tino is a bit frustrated as he wants to also contribute something to the team as they seek to secure their ticket to next year’s edition.
“But we understand the coach has also emphasised to him the need for full recovery as they feared they might aggravate his injury and advised him to be assessed first, at the same time, pinning their hopes on his availability.”
Kadewere has a nagging leg injury that once sidelined him for a long period when he was still playing for Lyon.
