Silver Strikers attacking midfielder Duncan Nyoni suffered a major setback when he got injured during trials at National First Division (NFD) side, Highlands Park, in South Africa.
\nNyoni, whose skills include dribbling and creating opportunities for team-mates, sustained an injury on Saturday.
\nSouth Africa\u2019s Malawian correspondent, Benjamin Nyirenda, confirmed that the former Civil Sporting Club Reserve player\u2019s trials have been thrown into serious doubt due to the injury.
\n\u201cNot so good. The boy got injured on Saturday at training and that may affect his trials right now,\u201d Nyirenda said.
\nEfforts to speak to Highlands Coach Owen Da Gama and Director Larry Highland proved futile yesterday.
\nSilver interim General Secretary, Thabo Nyirenda, MonMTL optimistic about the futureday said the club was still waiting for communication from the South African club on progress of the trials.
\n\u201cWe are in touch with the boy and he said that everything is going well at the moment. I have just spoken to him in the morning but he did not tell me anything about the injury,\u201d Nyirenda said.
\nReports suggest that a Mozambican team is also interested in Nyoni.
\nThe versatile winger was a revelation in the TNM Super League in 2016 but struggled last season due to an ankle injury.
\nThe NDF leaders nearly signed Nyasa Big Bullets defender Miracle Gabeya last season but pulled out of the deal due to disagreements over a transfer fee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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