El Hamdaoui out of season opener

Last updated : 09 August 2005 By Gary Fish
Tottenham striker Mounir El Hamdaoui has been ruled out of the start of the first couple weeks of the Premiership season due to an ankle injury.

The 21-year-old Moroccan was injured after falling awkwardly 10 minutes from the end of their friendly win over Watford at Stevenage Borough.

Manager Martin Jol said: "We are waiting for the results of a scan but I think he will be out for at least two weeks.

"It's very disappointing news for Mounir because he'd been involved with the first-team squad throughout pre-season."