Amine Gouiri has returned to Marseille after picking up an injury while on international duty with Algeria. The Algerian Football Federation confirmed in a statement that the 26-year-old forward suffered a quadriceps problem and has been released from the national team camp.
The injury occurred early in Algeria's 3-1 victory over Zambia in a World Cup qualifier. National team manager Brahim Hemdani said after the match that the issue was with the quadriceps muscle. Following medical tests on Saturday, the decision was made to send Gouiri back to his club.
He is now under the care of Olympique de Marseille's medical staff, with the severity of the injury yet to be disclosed. This comes at a difficult time for a Marseille side sitting second-from-bottom in Ligue 1 after a poor start to the season.
Marseille's upcoming challenges
Marseille will hope Gouiri, who has been a rare bright spark in their campaign, is available for key upcoming fixtures. The club faces Troyes at home in the league on October 11th, before hosting Olympiacos in the UEFA Europa League just four days later on October 15th.
The injury crisis at Marseille was compounded during this international break, with defender Derek Cornelius also ruled out after suffering a hip injury while training with Canada. Cornelius is not expected to return until 2027.
Algeria's qualifying position
The team's next fixture is at home against Niger on October 6th, as they look to improve their position in the group standings.
This story first appeared at getfootballnewsfrance.com
