Al Ahly have announced that South African striker Percy Tau will be ruled out for a month.

Team doctor Ahmed Abu Abla said Tau suffered an injury and an examination revealed that the injury was serious.

“Abu Abla, the team’s doctor, announced that the x-ray which Percy Tau underwent revealed that the player suffers from an injury in his quadriceps and is expected to be out for a month.

“Tau picked up an injury on Friday during the team’s training preparations for Sunday’s game against Pyramids F.C. in the quarter-finals of the Egyptian Cup,” Al Ahly website reports.

Al Ahly qualified for the semi-finals of the 2020-2021 Egyptian Cup on Sunday after defeating Pyramids 2-1 in the quarter-finals.

The Reds defeated Pyramids at Cairo International Stadium, thanks to Taher Mohamed Taher and Hossam Hassan’s goals.

The Reds will start their preparations for the upcoming league game against Smouha SC Monday.

Al Ahly will face Smouha in the Egyptian Premier League on Wednesday in Alexandria.