{"id":2251,"date":"2020-10-30T23:11:14","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T21:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lefa.co.ls\/?p=2251"},"modified":"2025-06-04T08:37:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T06:37:26","slug":"injury-heartbreak-for-mehalalitoe-striker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lefa.co.ls\/?p=2251","title":{"rendered":"Injury heartbreak for Mehalalitoe star"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2252\" src=\"https:\/\/lefa.co.ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Maloro-1024x929.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"929\" \/>Mehalalitoe star striker Lit\u0161eoane Maloro has suffered an ankle injury that has ruled her out of the upcoming COSAFA Women\u2019s Championship scheduled for Port Elizabeth from November 3-14.<\/h3>\n<p>The 24-year-old, who plays for Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies in South Africa, limped out of training on Thursday and is expected to be out of action for at least three weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Maloro was expected to play a key role for Mehalalitoe at the regional Women\u2019s Championship alongside the likes of Boitumelo \u201cQueen\u201d Rabale and Senate Letsie.<\/p>\n<p>She has been replaced by Maseeiso Mphubelu from Basetsana United ahead of the team\u2019s departure to Port Elizabeth on Saturday.\u00a0 Mehalalitoe will start their COSAFA campaign in Group B against 2019 finalist-Zambia on October 4 before playing Malawi three days later.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Lesotho Football Association would like to inform the football fraternity that Bloemfontein Celtic\u2019s Lit\u0161eoane Maloro has been withdrawn from the Mehalalitoe squad traveling to the COSAFA Women\u2019s Championship in Port Elizabeth due to injury sustained in training,\u201d the statement from LeFA said. <a href=\"http:\/\/yandex.ru\">\u044f\u043d\u0434\u0435\u043a\u0441<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaloro has been replaced by Maseeiso Mphubelu from Basetsana United. LeFA is already assisting her with the rehabilitation process and we wish her a speedy recovery from the injury.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mehalalitoe star striker Lit\u0161eoane Maloro has suffered an ankle injury that has ruled her out of the upcoming COSAFA Women\u2019s Championship scheduled for Port Elizabeth from November 3-14. 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