Traore pulled a muscle in his left thigh in Tuesday's goalless draw with Zambia, which saw his side top Group C. They are likely to face either Togo or Tunisia in Sunday's quarterfinal.
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"Alain's chances of continuing in this Nations Cup are minus 10 percent," the team's doctor, Romaric Toe, told AFP on Wednesday.
"He pulled a muscle in his left thigh, and will undergo all the necessary examinations, but his competition I would say is over."
Traore said: "For me the Nations Cup is finished. We were waiting to qualify for the quarterfinals for such a long time this injury has spoiled the enjoyment a little."
The forward has played a huge role in his sides march to the quarterfinals when he scored the stoppage time goal that saw them draw 1-1 with Nigeria, and then grabbed a brace in the 4-0 rout of Ethiopia.
The injury comes after an ankle sprain in mid-December that almost cost him his place in coach Paul Put's Afcon squad.
