Hand-injury rules out German goalkeeper Enke

October 9, 2008

BERLIN (AFP) - Germany number-one goalkeeper Robert Enke is out of Saturday’s World Cup qualifier against Russia and next Wednesday’s match against Wales with a hand injury, it was announced on Thursday.

The 31-year-old, who succeeded Jens Lehmann as die Mannschaft’s goalkeeper after Euro 2008, broke the scaphoid bone in his hand in training on Wednesday afternoon with the national team and the injury was confirmed on Thursday.

The Hanover shot-stopper will be out for several weeks and will miss Saturday’s Group Four game in Dortmund against Russia as well as the match with Wales in Borussia Moenchegladbach next Wednesday.

It means either Werder Bremen’s Tim Wiese or Bayer Leverkusen’s Rene Adler will make their debut on Saturday.

Written by: AFP

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