Cheetahs loose-forward Oupa Mohoje faces another lengthy spell on the sidelines due to a recurring knee injury.

Mohoje has not played a single minute since September 2018, when he sustained a serious knee injury against Munster in the first round of the PRO14.

Now 16 months later, Mohoje had finally started to train with the team and looked set to make a comeback. But he was set back earlier in the week when he felt discomfort in the knee.

The 29-year-old was sent for a scan on Wednesday to determine the severity of the injury, but he says he hopes he does not have to undergo more surgery.

‘After one of our training sessions, I felt discomfort in my right knee and there was some swelling,’ Mohoje told Netwerk24.

‘Hopefully an operation won’t be necessary,’ he added.

The Cheetahs’ next match is a derby against the Kings in Port Elizabeth on 25 January.

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