{"id":112319,"date":"2025-10-06T15:26:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T15:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/amavubis-mikels-out-for-benin-south-africa-qualifiers"},"modified":"2025-10-06T16:52:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T16:52:29","slug":"amavubis-mikels-out-for-benin-south-africa-qualifiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/amavubis-mikels-out-for-benin-south-africa-qualifiers","title":{"rendered":"Amavubi&#8217;s Mikels Out for Benin South Africa Qualifiers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Sabah winger Joy-Lance Mickels will miss Rwanda\u2019s upcoming World Cup 2026 qualifying matches against Benin and South Africa after sustaining a serious back injury late in club\u2019s 2-0 away win against Karvan Yevlakh in the Azerbaijan Premier League on Sunday, October 5.<\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old, who had opened the scoring from the spot, suffered an injury on his back after colliding with Karvan Yevlakh&#8217;s goalkeeper in the 90+11th minute of stoppage time and was unable to get back to his feet.<\/p>\n<p>He initially received medical treatment on the pitch and was later taken to a local clinic by club ambulance.<\/p>\n<p>He currently leads the scoring charts in the Azerbaijan league with four goals, a performance which convinced Rwanda FA to hand him a debut call up in Amavubi. 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