Mamelodi Sundowns made their way to the Netherlands without one of their trusted soldiers in Rushine De Reuck and the reason for that has now been revealed.
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De Reuck, who had battled with his fair share of injuries last season, has had to remain behind as the rest of his team ventured into Europe to further their pre-season plans, owing to an injury he sustained.
According to the club's coach Rulani Mokwena, the 26-year-old, who recently penned a new deal with the club, injured his knee in a pre-season friendly and although the injury required surgery, it was not as bad as initially thought.
"It was a very freaky incident at training and it was a pity because he had played the first match of the first friendly [matches] and he had played very, very well. He returned back in very, very good shape, but he landed awkwardly and then felt a very sharp pain in and around the knee. Upon observation the doctors felt that instead of being very conservative, the time frame for the layout would be the same as a conservative approach and yet you could get probably greater long-term benefits if you weren't a little bit more on the surgical route," Mokwena told the club's official website.
"[After thorough] consultation with a knee specialist and with Rushine, we felt that the right approach was to go surgical. The surgery went well, he is already home, and the players had him on the phone and we all wished him a speedy recovery. Hopefully he'll be back in time to still continue and make a great contribution to this season because he has got qualities for sure that make us believe that he can be one of our best centre-backs," he continued.
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