Lyon centre-back Jeremy Morel disclosed that a knee injury has forced him out of Madagascar's first two games at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
Madagascar have made a promising start in their debut continental outing and are on the verge of advancing to the knockout round on Sunday.
The Barea held Guinea to a 2-2 draw in their opening match and later defeated Burundi 1-0 in their second group outing in Egypt.
They are second in Group B with four points after two games and they will face leaders Nigeria in their last group outing on Sunday.