Zamalek midfielder Ferjani Sassi has been ruled out for the rest of the season with an ankle injury which threatens to sideline him from the 2019 Afcon finals.
The Tunisia international limped off just 16 minutes into the Zamalek-Hassania Agadir match in which the Egyptian giants won 1-0 to advance to the Caf Confederation Cup semi-finals on Sunday.
This was the first match after his return to the team, after missing the previous two Zamalek matches due to suspension.
But his comeback was greeted with a fracture of his supramalleolar and his ankle now needs immediate surgery.