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BY FORTUNE MBELE
WARRIORS striker Tino Kadewere is still struggling with a thigh injury that has seen him miss his French Ligue 1 side Olympique Lyonnais’ last three matches.
Kadewere suffered the muscle injury on September 3 when the Warriors were held to a goalless draw by South Africa in a Group G World Cup qualifier.
On Sunday, he missed the clash against Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain, home to Argentina striker Lionel Messi and Brazilian forward Neymar Jr.
Neymar scored in the 2-1 win over Lyon.
Kadewere could be travelling to Zimbabwe for the back-to-back World Cup qualifiers against Ghana if he recovers on time.
The Zimbabwean has only featured in two of Lyon’s six league matches, coming from the bench.
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He has had little game time under Dutchman Peter Bosz who took over from Rudi Garcia.
When the Ligue 1 started on August 7, Kadewere was coming from a long injury layoff.
He missed the 1-1 draw at home to Stade Brestois and came in from the bench in the next game when Lyon was embarrassed 3-0 by Angers.
He again made a substitute appearance from the bench in a 3-3 draw against Clermont Foot.
Elsewhere in France, Warriors midfielder Marshall Munetsi was cautioned and pulled out when his Stade de Reims, also played a goalless draw against Lorient on Sunday.
In the English Premier League on Saturday, Marvelous Nakamba’s Aston Villa brushed aside Everton 3-0 in a game in which the Warriors star had a good game coming off the bench to reinforce Villa’s defensive link.
Jordan Zemura’s Bournemouth continues to make waves in the Championship, winning 1-0 over Cardiff on Saturday to make it to the top of the log in a game the Warriors left-back played the entire match.
Luton Town, home to Admiral Muskwe played a 3-3 draw against Swansea on Saturday in a game in which the Warriors player did not feature.
Ispwich Town, also in the Championship beat Lincoln City 1-0 with the winner scored by Warriors striker Macauley Bonne while Brendan Galloway’s Plymouth Argyle which features in the League One in England also beat AFC Wimbledon 1-0 on Saturday.
Tendayi Darikwa also played a full game in a League One tie in which his Wigan Athletic cruised 4-1 past Accrington Stanley on Saturday.
The Warriors players in England were refused permission by their clubs to travel home for the two Group G matches against South Africa and Ethiopia but could be traveling for the matches against Ghana.
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