Ngam ruled out for 3 months

Published October 6, 2002

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 5: South African fast bowler Mfuneko Ngam has been ruled out of action for three months with a broken right foot and faces a race against time to get fit for the World Cup on his home soil in February and March.

Ngam has been plagued by serious injuries in the last year. South African officials said they would do everything they could to get him fit for the World Cup.

A UCB media release said Ngam had been injured while bowling in a domestic first class match at the weekend and would undergo surgery followed by an intensive programme of physiotherapy.—Reuters

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