The forward is set to sit out for the rest of the ongoing campaign after sustaining an injury during a training session this week
Ghanaian youth star Ibrahim Mustapha has sustained another ankle injury during training and will be sidelined for an extended period, his Austrian Bundesliga outfit LASK have announced.
After a successful rehabilitation from an injury suffered in November, the 23-year-old is now set to be sidelined again after fracturing his left ankle in training this week.
The Raiffeisen Arena campaigners have said the former Red Star Belgrade frontman will require "surgical intervention" to his fractured left ankle and will be expected back for the 2024/25 football campaign.
"LASK will have to do without Ibrahim Mustapha in the upcoming rounds of the Bundesliga championship group. The forward sustained another ankle injury during training and will be sidelined for an extended period."
"After a complication-free rehabilitation, the 23-year-old made a successful comeback in a friendly match against TSV 1860 Munich (1-0) last week, following his injury in Liverpool in November. However, the Ghanaian suffered another fracture in his left ankle due to an unfortunate trauma during training, necessitating surgical intervention. Mustapha is expected to be available for LASK at the start of the upcoming season."
Sporting director Radovan Vujanovic expressed their sorrow for the Ghanaian forward and has vowed to give of their maximum support in order to help him recuperate by fighting back to full fitness in time.
"The recent injury is extremely bitter for us and, of course, for Ibrahim himself. However, he once again receives our full support, and we are absolutely convinced that he will succeed in fighting back once again," he told his club's official website
Mustapha has so far featured in 10 league games for LASK in the ongoing Bundesliga 23/24 football season.
