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Wolves winger Rafiki Said set to miss start of new season

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 28, 2026, 6:46 PM

Last updated Jul 28, 2026

Wolves winger Rafiki Said set to miss start of new season

Summary

Wolverhampton Wanderers will be without winger Rafiki Said at the beginning of the season due to a knee ligament injury sustained during a pre-season friendly against Maidenhead United on July 22. Said, who joined from Standard Liege, suffered a high-grade injury to his medial collateral ligament while taking a shot that was blocked. He will be in a knee brace for approximately six weeks and will undergo injections to aid recovery. Wolves also reported that midfielder Jean-Ricner Bellegarde will miss several weeks due to a high-grade hamstring injury sustained in training after returning from international duty with Haiti.

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•Rafiki Said injured his knee in a friendly on July 22
•Said will wear a knee brace for six weeks
•Jean-Ricner Bellegarde out with hamstring injury
•Both players expected to miss early season matches
•Said was Wolves' first signing under new boss Cesar Peixoto

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Wolves will be without summer signing Rafiki Said for the start of the season after the winger suffered a knee ligament injury in pre-season.
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