Bouaké: The defensive midfielder of the Stallions of Burkina Faso, Adama Guira, has been withdrawn from the rest of the African Cup of Nations (CAN), announced the Burkinabè Football Federation (FBF). 'Released due to injury during the game against Algeria, Adama Guira suffered a rupture of the Achilles tendon ligament in his left foot. This is what the examinations carried out by the medical staff revealed,' the Burkinabè Football Federation announced on Sunday. The FBF, which feared that it was the right knee which had been affected during the first meeting against Mauritania, realized that 'it is a new big injury which will keep the Étalons midfielder away for 4 to 6 months'. Before leaving the hotel, Guira (35) received a visit from his teammates who came to express their support and solidarity during this difficult order. 'He is returning to his club in Spain to undergo surgery,' specifies the FBF. The native of Bobo Adama Guira of the Charles Kaboré promotion, certainly played his last CAN and his l ast matches with the Stallions. Source: Burkina Information Agency
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