Details have emerged of Percy Tau’s latest injury he suffered while playing for Al Ahly in Egypt on Sunday evening.
Tau limped off in the late stages of an Egyptian Premier League match between Al Ahly and Al Ittihad at Al Ahly Stadium.
Al Ahly doctor Ahmed Abou-Abla has since disclosed to KingFut website of Egypt that Tau suffered a hamstring injury in the 80th minute of the match.
“Percy Tau had undergone an ultrasound scan which revealed that he had a hamstring injury,” Abou-Abla is quoted saying.
“He will undergo further investigations that will decide the severity of his injury, and how long he will be sidelined for.”
The injury has since ruled Tau out of Friday’s league match for Al Ahly against Future FC.
This is a latest setback for the the South African attacker, who has not enjoyed a clean bill of health since he joined the Reds from Brighton and Hove Albion in England last November.
There were encouraging signs that the former Mamelodi Sundowns winger was hitting his peak form.
Tau had scored in back-to-back games, including on Sunday when he fired in a goal from a rebound to give Al Ahly the lead. Al Ahly won the game 3-0.
He missed two chances to score more goals, including the last one which saw him slipping and getting injured.
WHAT PERCY TAU’S LATEST INJURY MEANS FOR BAFANA
Tau has featured in five of Al Ahly’s six domestic league games and scored twice.
The two goals should have been good news for Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos.
The Belgian had made it clear that he would only recall Tau to the Bafana squad once he starts playing regularly at club level.
Broos had even suggested that Tau should move to another team in the January transfer window in search of more game time.
However, the latest injury means that Tau is back to square one.
Al Ahly might start doubting whether the South African could be in their plans for a long term.
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