AFCON Winner, Sebastien Haller Ruled Out For Several Weeks After Sustaining Injury

Borussia Dortmund forward, Sebastien Haller has been  ruled out for “several weeks” after the Africa Cup of Nations winner sustained a recurrence of an ankle injury, his club announced.

Haller, 29, bagged the winning goal as Ivory Coast defeated Nigeria 2-1 in the AFCON final last weekend but was substituted late in the game.

“Examinations on Friday morning in Dortmund revealed that the ankle injury that Haller suffered against Mainz in mid-December has flared up again and the forward will have to take another break for a while,” said a Dortmund statement.

Dortmund, who face a trip to Wolfsburg on Saturday, are currently in fourth place in the Bundesliga, 15 points behind leaders Bayer Leverkusen.