Houssem Aouar risks not playing the CAN with Algeria because of an adductor problem.
CAN 2023 is in 28 days. A test that Houssem Aouar was happy to play with Algeria, but he ultimately risks giving up on this tournament. The former Lyon player has just been immobilized by an injury.
Belmadi will pray for Aouar
Houssem Aouar was injured during the Roma – Sheriff match. He was out at halftime. He had felt discomfort at the 40e minute of the match. José Mourinho preferred to leave him on the pitch for a few minutes, hoping that it was just a simple alert. But the Franco-Algerian did not hold out. After medical examinations, it turned out that he had left adductor pain.
The Lyon native will now embark on a race against time, with the aim of being recovered before the start of the continental tournament. Algerian coach Djamel Belmadi should communicate his list of summons at the end of December. If he is not recovered by then, Aouar has little chance of flying to the Ivory Coast.
Aouar’s defection is also bad news for Mourinho, who loses a new pawn at his disposal. The ex-Gone adds to an already quite long list of injuries on the Olimpico side. The Special One recently lost key Roma player Dybala to a left thigh injury. Four other players are also absent due to physical problems and will not return until 2024. These are Smalling, Kumbulla and Abraham.
