Author of the decisive goal for the Ivory Coast in the CAN final, Sébastien Haller returned to Dortmund with an injury which will sideline him from the field for several weeks.
Difficult return to earth for Sébastien Haller. On a cloud since his decisive goal in the CAN final against Nigeria (2-1), which offered Ivory Coast the third continental title in its history, the Elephants striker returned to Dortmund with a bad new.
Exited with an injury at the very end of the match against the Super Eagles, the former Ajax scorer was injured in the ankle and will be absent for ” Several weeks “says the German club, which provided details on the state of health of its player in a press release.
Haller absent “several weeks”
“Examinations carried out on Friday morning in Dortmund revealed that Haller’s ankle injury, suffered against Mainz in mid-December, had reopened and that the striker had to take another break for the time being.”indicates BVB, fourth in the Bundesliga.
A new setback for the ex-Hammer, welcomed as a hero by his Borussia teammates on his return to Germany. But Sébastien Haller, who overcame testicular cancer, has already gone through so many ordeals that this physical problem will not prevent him from coming back stronger.