Maritzburg United’s Ghanaian star Frank Sarfo Gyamfi is likely to miss the rest of the season with more injury concerns after competing for his country at the recent African Youth Championship.

The teenager returned to his South African club from the tournament in Algeria with injury.

Now the club has revealed that the winger could require a lengthy lay off to sort out hamstring and related back problems, coach Ernst Middendorp has told Supersport.

The Maritzburg coach was not pleased that Gyamfi went to the tournament with an injury but his physical condition has now been aggravated and will require special treatment to correct persistent muscle problems, the coach added.

Ghana last week left Sarfo Gyamfi out of their preliminary list of players to go to the Under-20 World Cup in Turkey in June and July.

But the list released was only preliminary as coach Sellas Tetteh wants to observe the foreign players he has not worked with before.

This means Gyamfi could still make the final squad for the tournament in Turkey if he recovers before the tournament starts in June.

Sarfo Gyamfi, who turns 19 next month, was signed by Maritzburg at the start of the season but has made only three starts this season.

He has scored a single goal since arriving in South African football from Wa All Stars.