Qatar SC have explained why Bafana Bafana forward Percy Tau did not feature in the side's 1-0 win over Al Sadd.
The 30-year-old made his debut in the side's 5-1 loss to Al Nasr, with the player being included from the start.
However, the former Al Ahly star was nowhere to be seen when Qatar took on Al Sadd on Thursday evening.
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Qatar's media officer Khaled Abdullah Al Kuwari has since revealed that the South African forward fell ill before the encounter
"Percy Tau suffered a sudden health problem before the team's match against Al Sadd in the Qatari league," Al Kuwari told WinWin.
"Before that, he was with us normally and participated in the team's last training sessions."
"Tau would have normally participated in the match between Qatar and Al Sadd, but the sudden health problem forced him to miss the match.
"Things did not go out of their normal context, and there is no other reason for this absence."