The Egyptian FA have confirmed that Omar Marmoush suffered a bruised knee ligament in the side’s goalless draw with Burkina Faso.

The Manchester City forward continued his run in the team having scored Egypt’s second in a 2-0 victory over Ethiopia last Friday, in which Mohamed Salah also netted.

But Marmoush was forced off just nine minutes into this evening’s World Cup qualifier away to Burkina Faso following a robust challenge at Ouagadougou’s Stade du 4 Aout.

The 26-year-old lay crumpled in a heap on the turf and was clearly in some discomfort as he hobbled off to be replaced by Osama Faisal.

Victory in the contest would have sealed Egypt a spot at next year’s tournament with two Group A games to play, but the Pharaohs came up short in search of an all-important winner.

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