Caps United’s Ronald Chitiyo suffered career threatening injury

by Phumzile Ngcatshe

Monday May 21, 2018. 10:58

News coming from Zimbabwe is that Caps United midfielder Ronald Chitiyo has suffered a massive injury as he is set to miss the rest of the season.

The player sustained an injury in February but complications mean he could face a long time on the sidelines.

Reports in the country suggest that the midfielder, who returned to Makepekepe in January after walking out on Tunisian giants Club Sfaxien, injured his right knee after he was hit by a car while walking in Epworth.

The 25-year-old player has been ruled out for at least the rest of the season and the team’s doctor has since confirmed the news.

Team doctor Nicholas Munyonga told The Herald that Chitiyo is set to undergo an operation on the knee after which he will need between six and nine months to fully recover.

"The injury to Ronald Chitiyo was initially expected to fully heal in six weeks' time," said Munyonga.

"This prompted the club to register him as he was expected to be back in the fold early in the season. However, we have since realised that the injury is more complicated than was initially thought.

"He went for a scan and the club is currently working on the modalities to have the player operated on.

"Upon successful operation of the knee, the player (Chitiyo) will need between six and nine months to fully recover.

"Chitiyo has since stopped training with the rest of the squad as he now awaits the club to sort out the modalities for him to get operated."

Meanwhile, the operation, which Munyonga said can be done locally, is understood to be expensive and Caps are still working on how their star can be treated.