Harambee Stars midfielder to miss another game in Sweden with extended injury

Harambee Stars midfielder Stanley Wilson will miss a third-straight league game for AIK, after the Swedish club ruled him out of this weekend’s clash against GAIS at their home Friends Arena in Solna on Saturday, 18 July.

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Announcing the squad’s status on Thursday, 16 July, AIK highlighted the 19-year-old Kenyan among a list of seven first-team players, who will miss the club’s first home game in over one-and-a-half months.

“Is [Stanley Wilson] in rehabilitation for a groin injury. Conducts rehabilitation in a gym,” AIK posted.

The development therefore extends Wilson’s time out on the field, this coming after the youngster had missed the team’s two other league matches following a month-long break in June.

Without factoring in the series of friendlies against Kalmar and Vasteras SK, Wilson, whose groin injury was confirmed just after his Harambee Stars against Lesotho on 7 June, has only missed two other league games this year; against Goteborg on 5 July, and Mjallby on 11 July.

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The latest nagging setback comes amid what has been a tremendous campaign for the former Kariobangi Sharks player, who in early June was awarded with a new three-year deal expected to keep him at the club till latest 31 December 2029.

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Having returned from a brief loan spell at AIK Football's partner club, Enköpings SK, Wilson has been a revelation for team head coach José Riveiro, who has instead repaid faith by transforming him from his central midfield position, to a regular starter at left-back.

In only 10 games this year, Wilson has come up with two assists, including one to settle a fierce Stockholm Derby against Hammarby on 24 March.

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Joining him on the sidelines for AIK’s weekend match will be: Charlie Pavey, Andreas Redkin, Martin Ellingsen, Ibrahim Cisse, Sixten Gustafsson and Yannick Geiger.