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SAITAMA, June 5: Saudi Arabian skipper Sami al-Jaber said Wednesday that he will miss the match against Cameroon due to a knee injury sustained in the opener against Germany.
“I hurt my right knee ligaments in the match against Germany and doctors said it takes a week to 10 days. I tried to train, but it’s still sore and painful,” said al-Jaber.
“After the game against Germany, the team had a big shock. I was very disappointed. I can’t explain what happened. It was a bad day.
“My friends and temmates are sorry about what happened against Germany, but everybody is responsible and we want to do something to put it right. It’s not our first time in the World Cup, so it can not be excused.”
Senegal captain OUT
DAEGU: Senegalese skipper Aliou Cisse has been ruled out of his country’s match on Thursday against Denmark.
Cisse, one of the mainstays of Senegal’s shock win over world champions France last week, has a left calf strain and was ruled out after failing to recover.
“He won’t play,” Senegal coach Bruno Metsu said, acknowledging he would now have to rethink his strategy for the game which could see either side qualify for the second phase with a victory.—AFP
