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Nhamoinesu's injury questioned by Zimbabwe ahead of Afcon qualifier

Zimbabwe international defender Costa Nhamoinesu has turned down a call-up to the national team after coach Sunday Chidzambwa intended to include him in the squad to face DR Congo in back-to-back 2019 Afcon qualifying matches.

Warriors team manager Wellington Mupandare said Nhamoinesu told him that he was unavailable for national team duty with a shoulder injury.

But the defender has since featured for his Czech Liga side Sparta Prague against Viktoria Plzen on September 28, and then he played against Sigma Olomouc last Saturday.

He played for 90 minutes in each match and no medical report has been submitted to the Warriors manager to confirm an injury.