Standard Liege midfielder Merveille Bokadi has been ruled out of action for between six months and one year.
The defensive midfielder ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament of his right knee in his side’s 2-1 victory against Lommel in Thursday’s Belgian Cup outing.
Prior to the injury, the DR Congo international has made eight appearances across all competitions this season.
The Stade Maurice Dufrasne outfit confirmed the midfielder will be sidelined from action for a long period of time.
"Unfortunately, the diagnosis reveals that our defensive midfielder suffered a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of the right knee,” read a statement on the club website.