Sidibe to miss rest of season

by Adam D Tue 15 Feb 2011, 8:04 am

Stoke striker Mama Sidibe will miss the rest of the Premier League season after rupturing his Achilles tendon for the second time in six months.

The Mali international, 31, had been set to return to the first team before being injured in training on Thursday.

Manager Tony Pulis confirmed the injury is unrelated to the one he suffered against Tottenham Hotspur in August.

"It's the same ankle, but higher up on the tendon this time," the Stoke boss told the club website.

"It's wretched luck for the lad, who has had more than his fair share of injury setbacks over the past two years.

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