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Madibo given five-game ban for causing Kone leg break
Key takeaways
- Assim Madibo was distressed after realising the severity of Ismael Kone's injury and visited him in hospital
- Qatar midfielder Assim Madibo has been given a five-match ban for his challenge on Canada's Ismael Kone at the World Cup.
- Madibo, 29, was sent off during Qatar's 6-0 defeat last Thursday following a foul which resulted in Kone sustaining a broken leg.
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Assim Madibo was distressed after realising the severity of Ismael Kone's injury and visited him in hospital
Qatar midfielder Assim Madibo has been given a five-match ban for his challenge on Canada's Ismael Kone at the World Cup.
Madibo, 29, was sent off during Qatar's 6-0 defeat last Thursday following a foul which resulted in Kone sustaining a broken leg.
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