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Injury Rules Eric Bailly Ruled Out of AFCON 2019

by Damilare Salami
Eric Bailly, Injury, 2019 AFCON, Manchester United

Manchester United defender Eric Bailly will miss the final two games of the season and this summer’s African Cup of Nations after sustaining a knee injury in Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea.

The Ivory Coast international, 25, injured his medial ligament in a collision with Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovacic during the second half.

Bailly was starting his first Premier League game since 3 February.

The African Cup of Nation is from 21 June to 19 July in Egypt.

Ivory Coast are one of the favourites for the tournament and have been drawn in a group that also contains Morocco, South Africa and Namibia.

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