Europe 1 with AFP 4:41 p.m., August 19, 2022

Three months before the start of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, French world champion N'Golo Kanté, victim of a "serious" thigh injury, will be absent for several weeks, announced Friday his coach at Chelsea, Thomas Tuchel.

Kanté was injured on Sunday in the draw against Tottenham in the league (2-2).

French world champion N'Golo Kanté, victim of a "serious" thigh injury, will be out for several weeks, his Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel announced on Friday, three months before the start of the 2022 World Cup. in Qatar.

"For N'Golo, it's quite serious, we are talking about weeks (of absence), which is not good news," Tuchel told reporters on Friday.

Kanté, pillar of the France team, was injured on Sunday in the draw against Tottenham in the Championship (2-2).

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