Sidibe waits on cruciate injury

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( 29 March 2009 )

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Sidibe waits on cruciate injury
Stoke City striker Mamady Sidibe could be out of action for just a few weeks or up to nine months, after a different diagnosis from two specialists.

The Mali international striker twisted his knee before a reserve-team game on Monday and he said it is his cruciate ligament that is damaged.

He told BBC Radio Stoke: "We don't know whether it's torn or ruptured, it doesn't feel too good."

Sidibe will see two more specialists on Thursday and Friday.

"I could go to Paris to see the French national team doctor on Friday, we will have to wait and see," he added.

The 29-year-old injured the same knee in December against Fulham and the latest setback happened as he warmed up for a reserve-team game at Aston Villa.

"My heel got planted in the turf and my knee twisted. I felt it straight away, it is very painful.

"If it's only a slight tear then I could be back before the end of the season but if it's ruptured then it will be months."

The two MRI scans that Sidibe has had so far have not been conclusive as to what the problem is.

And he added: "They're thinking about putting a camera in there to see if what the damage is but if it's nothing then it will take three weeks to get over the operation."

The former Gillingham forward was Stoke City's player-of-the-year in 2008 and has scored three Premier League goals in 22 appearances this season.
by bbcnews.