D.C. United center back Kofi Opare is done for the year after a foot injury required surgery. United announced today that the 28 year old has undergone surgery to repair a tendon in his foot, and that his expected recovery from the procedure runs 4-5 months. That’s a timeline that would mean missing virtually all of the 2019 preseason, and possibly even the first month of the regular season.
“It’s a serious injury,” said head coach Ben Olsen after describing the injury, which involves one of the peroneal tendons (ligaments connecting the fibula to the foot).