Chengdu midfielder Mutellip suffers ankle injury

BEIJING, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Super League (CSL) club Chengdu Rongcheng announced on Tuesday that its midfielder Mutellip Iminqari picked up an ankle injury when he played in an U-21 match.

The 20-year-old suffered ligament damage in his right ankle after being tackled by an opposition player in the game on Sunday, the Chengdu club said in a statement.

Mutellip faces an layoff of two to three weeks