Tottenham star Yves Bissouma looked in agony as a foul forced him to be stretchered off just nine seconds into his first outing of the season.
Bissouma, 29, has not featured this campaign for Spurs after persistently turning up late for training over the summer.
But he looked like he might revive his season on Sunday as he came on for Mali against Madagascar in their 4-1 World Cup qualifying win.
The midfielder was brought on in the 67th minute with Mali 3-0 up but he was hacked down just nine seconds after play resumed and writhed on the floor in pain.