Kaïper out for six months
Monday, July 19, 2004
Article summary
KSK Beveren will be without last season's top scorer Kaïper until the winter break with a calf injury.
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Torn muscle
The 20-year-old tore a calf muscle in a training session on Friday and underwent surgery later that day. Coach Herman Helleputte is resigned to losing the Ivory Coast striker for six months, meaning that he is unlikely to play again before January.
Boubacar extension
Lardenoit stays on
The 21-year-old defender Kristof 'Larry' Lardenoit has also signed a three-year extension and, like Boubacar, is now under contract until 2007. Beveren were beaten finalists in last season's Belgian Cup, which was enough to earn them a place in this season's UEFA Cup.