Collins Mbesuma ruled out for up to eight weeks after knee surgery

15 December 2016 - 12:53 By Tiisetso Malepa
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Highlands Park will play their remaining matches this year without the services of their leading goal scorer Collins Mbesuma.

The deadly striker underwent a successful knee surgery that could sideline him for up to eight weeks‚ according to coach Gordon Igesund.

Highlands played their second match without their leading goalscorer as the Lions of the North roared to a 2-1 victory over visiting Ajax Cape Town in a pulsating Absa Premiership match at Makhulong Stadium in Tembisa on Wednesday evening.

Mbesuma also missed the 1-1 home draw against Bloemfontein Celtic last Wednesday.

The Zambian goal ace is Highlands top scorer so far this season with three goals.

“I’m not sure if you know but Collins went for a knee operation on Monday‚” Highlands Igesund told reporters on Wednesday evening after winning his first league match in charge since taking over in October.

“So he’s been out of hospital now for just one day and obviously we’re looking for a quick recovery from him. We miss him a lot because he holds up the ball so well for us.

“It’s not a major operation where players go out for six months with cruciate ligaments. We expect Mbesuma to be out for a period of between six to eight months and then start with some little bit of rehabilitation.

“He’s been playing with that injury you know‚ but his mobility wasn’t very good because of the injury. So we had a specialist check it out and I’m hoping that he recovers quicker.”

Highlands travel to the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth for a clash with Chippa United in their next match on Saturday before returning to Tembisa to host Platinum Stars three days later.

- TMG Digital

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