Mamelodi Sundowns have announced Oupa Manyisa will need surgery on his Achilles tendon.
The box-to-box midfielder was a forced substitution as the Brazilians succumbed to a 4-2 defeat to Kaizer Chiefs in the 2019 Shell Helix Ultra Cup at FNB Stadium on Saturday.
Sundowns head coach Pitso Mosimane immediately flagged the former Orlando Pirates captain's injury as serious.
Masandawana released the following statement regarding Manyisa's injury on their official club website on Wednesday.
"The Sundowns medical technical has since given a medical report and the bad news is that the midfielder will need surgery on his Achilles tendon.