Toronto FC suffered a blow on the eve of flying to Florida for the MLS is Back Tournament with news that Ifunanyachi Achara is out for the remainder of the season with a knee injury.
The club said the rookie forward tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. He will undergo surgery next Tuesday.
The 22-year-old from Nigeria earned a contract in late February after impressing in the pre-season. He scored in his MLS debut, notching the winning goal in Toronto’s home opener March 7 against New York City FC, after moving into the starting lineup on short notice when Tsubasa Endoh failed a fitness test
Achara, whose career at Georgetown University was interrupted by injury, was selected in the first round (25th overall) of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft.