CSKA's Doumbia Out With Back Injury

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CSKA Moscow star striker Seydou Doumbia has picked up a back injury that will definitely rule him out of tomorrow's clash with Anzhi, he said Saturday.

CSKA Moscow star striker Seydou Doumbia has picked up a back injury that will definitely rule him out of tomorrow's clash with Anzhi, he said Saturday.

Doumbia was last season's Russian Premier League top scorer and has been linked with a move away from CSKA in the summer transfer window, which closes September 1 for most major European leagues and September 10 in Russia.

"I've got an injured back and have been going through various examinations," Doumbia wrote on his Facebook page.

"I will not play against Anzhi, and I will know soon how long it will take me to recover. I hope to be back as soon as possible to help CSKA."

Doumbia, 24, joined CSKA in 2010 from Young Boys Bern, where he was twice ranked top scorer in the Swiss league, following an earlier stint in Japan.

He is under contract at the Russian club for three more years.

The Ivorian international scored 28 goals in 42 league games for CSKA Moscow in 2011-12, but the team failed to qualify for the Champions League after a 3-1 defeat to Rubin Kazan on the last day of the season.

He has scored two goals in 19 appearances for the Ivory Coast, and featured largely as a substitute in the team’s run to the final of the 2012 African Cup of Nations.

Doumbia was left out of the Ivory Coast squad for the August 15 friendly against Russia in Moscow.

Following consecutive defeats to Amkar and Zenit, CSKA is third from bottom in the Russian Premier League.

Doumbia brought the team its only win so far, scoring the only goal in a home game against FC Rostov.

 

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