Algerian international striker, Islam Slimani, now looks all but out of this year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea.
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The Sporting Lisbon forward will miss the rest of the tournament due to a muscle injury that kept him out of their last group match against Senegal.
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Slimani is not expected to be part of the squad to face Ivory Coast, according to reports from Algerian state television.
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The Algerian striker picked up an injury in their first match against South Africa, and then suffered a relapse of the same injury in the second match against Ghana.
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Algerian TV reports that Slimani has already undergone X-ray which revealed that he would need more than a week to recover.
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The news of being ruled out of the Afcon from the X-ray test has left the striker depressed.
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Slimani has been linked with English club Tottenham Hotspur and is reportedly in talks with them.
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The Desert Foxes will now face Ivory Coast in Malabo this Sunday without Slimani.
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