Percy Tau Al Ahly

Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane has announced his squad to face Pyramids FC in a top-of-the-table Egyptian Premier League clash on Tuesday. Photo: Al Ahly/Twitter

Pitso Mosimane’s Al Ahly suffer MAJOR Percy Tau blow!

Pitso Mosimane’s Al Ahly will have to make do without the services of star attacker Percy Tau due to another injury!

Percy Tau Al Ahly

Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane has announced his squad to face Pyramids FC in a top-of-the-table Egyptian Premier League clash on Tuesday. Photo: Al Ahly/Twitter

Pitso Mosimane has suffered a major blow ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup with star attacker Percy Tau being ruled out through injury!

The Bafana Bafana attacker picked up an injury during Al Ahly’s humiliating 3-0 loss against Smouha over the weekend in the Egyptian league Cup and had to be withdrawn with 20 minutes to go.

Pitso Mosimane’s Al Ahly are gearing up for the 2022 Fifa Club World Cup which gets underway next weekend. Percy Tau’s hopes of appearing at a second Club World Cup however have since been dashed.

Al Ahly face Mexico’s Monterrey in their knockout clash on Saturday evening at the Al Nahyan Stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

The winner from Pitso Mosimane’s opening clash will face Brazil’s Palmeiras in the semi-finals while Chelsea will face the winner of the second knockout stream in semi-final two.

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Pitso Mosimane’s Al Ahly suffer major Percy Tau blow

“Medical scans have showed that Percy Tau suffered an anterior muscle rupture,” an official statement by Pitso Mosimane’s Al Ahly read on Saturday afternoon.

“The player needs four weeks to recover from the injury as well as returning to the team’s full trainings. Tau started his rehab program on Saturday once the scans’ result showed the extent of his injury,”

Percy Tau’s injury will undoubtedly come as a major blow to Pitso Mosimane’s Al Ahly. The Bafana Bafana attacker has fast become a star in Egypt since joining the Red Devils however injuries continue to derail him.

Tau already has five goals and one assist in just eight appearances since joining the club in a blockbuster transfer from English Premier League outfit Brighton and Hove Albion last year.