The worst fears have been confirmed: Al Ahly’s South African star Percy Tau has been ruled out for a month in Egypt.
The Bafana Bafana forward Tau will be out of action following the latest injury he suffered last Sunday.
Tau limped off in the late stages of an Egyptian Premier League match between Al Ahly and Al Ittihad at Al Ahly Stadium.
Egypt’s leading football website KingFut has reported that the former Mamelodi Sundowns forward will be sidelined for a month.
PERCY TAU HAS STARTED REHABILITATION IN EGYPT
Al Ahly have not given an update on the player but the website has indicated that Percy Tau has since started his rehabilitation.
Earlier, Al Ahly doctor Ahmed Abou-Abla told KingFut website of Egypt that Percy 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 said.
The injury has since ruled Tau out of Friday’s league match for Al Ahly and against Future FC.
This is a latest setback for the Bafana Bafana star 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 had scored in back-to-back games, including on Sunday when he fired in a 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.
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 squad once he starts playing regularly.
Broos had even suggested that Tau should move to another team in the January transfer window in search of more game-time.
BAFANA BAFANA STAR BACK TO SQUARE ONE
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.
On Sunday, Tau scored then threw himself to the ground in a surprise ‘I am asleep’ celebration manner before getting injured.
Al Ahly coach Marcel Koller had last week praised Tau following his decent display against Ghazl El-Mahalla.
Al Ahly remain on top of the log table, four points ahead of holders Zamalek.
Ittihad are in sixth place with nine points.
RELATED STORY:Percy Tau sustains injury after scoring again for Al Ahly
