Dessers ruled out for rest of season after surgery blow

Cyriel Dessers volition miss the remainder of the play aft deciding to acquisition country connected an wounded sustained during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations aboriginal successful the year.

Dessers sustained the wounded connected the eve of Nigeria’s past radical crippled against the Cranes of Uganda.

The erstwhile Rangers striker near for Greece to acquisition treatment, and was initially expected to beryllium sidelined for astir 2 months.

His Greek club, Panathinaikos, initially opted for rehabilitation alternatively than contiguous surgery.‎‎

According to Sportal Greece, Panathinaikos person present considered contiguous country aft aesculapian examinations confirmed that the wounded had not healed adequately.

The 32-year-old is present projected to instrumentality to enactment earlier the commencement of adjacent season.

Dessers linked up with Panathinaikos from Scottish Premiership giants, Rangers past summer.

The guardant contributed 2 goals and 1 assistance successful conscionable 5 league appearances.

Dessers ruled retired for remainder of play aft country blow