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Injured Nihat heads for home
by Michael Harrold from St. Jakob-Park
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Nihat Kahveci will play no further part in EURO
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Turkey striker Nihat Kahveci will miss the rest of UEFA
EURO 2008T because of the thigh injury he sustained in the quarter-final
win against Croatia, the Turkish Football Association (TFF) has announced.
Homeward bound
Nihat was already ruled out of Turkey's semi-final against Germany in
Basel on Wednesday, but it has now been confirmed he will play no further
part in the tournament. The Villarreal CF forward, who was captaining
the side in the absence of injured Emre Belozoglu, injured his right thigh
three minutes from the end of extra time in Friday's dramatic last-eight
victory. The 28-year-old, who scored two late goals to fire Fatih Terim's
team past the Czech Republic in their final group match and into the quarter-finals,
has already left Turkey's base in Vienna and will return home to Spain.
"Before going, he sent his best wishes to the squad and wished them
victory against Germany," the TFF website said.
Euro2008.com,
22 June 2008
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