Esteghlal Boubacar Kebe out for six weeks

Tehran Times – TEHRAN, Esteghlal striker Boubacar Djeidy Kebe will be out at least six weeks with a torn ligament in his knee.

The 27-year-old was carried from the field three minutes later came off the bench against Caspian of Qazvin in Iran’s Hazfi Cup on Tuesday.

“Kebe will undergo more tests on his injured knee. I think he will miss at least the next six weeks,” said club doctor Amin Norouzi on Thursday.

Boubacar Djeidy Kebe joins Esteghlal from Damash in late November on a deal until the end of the season.

Esteghlal will play Fajr Sepasi in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium on Saturday.