Yannick Gomis suffers severe injury during AEL vs Anorthosis derby

During the football match between AEL Limassol and Anorthosis at the Alphamega Stadium on August 30, 2026, AEL forward Yannick Gomis suffered a severe ankle injury. The incident occurred in the 69th minute following a hard tackle by Anorthosis player Van Nif, which left spectators and players on the pitch visibly distressed.

Following the tackle, Gomis, who had scored in the 50th minute to give his team a two-goal lead, was forced to leave the pitch on a stretcher. He was replaced by Stevan Jovetic, who was making his debut for AEL. In the 72nd minute, the referee issued a direct red card to Van Nif for the challenge, reducing Anorthosis to ten men for the remainder of the game. Medical teams were immediately called to the field to attend to the Senegalese forward's injury.

The match concluded with a victory for AEL, though the atmosphere was dampened by the severity of the injury, which was described as one of the most concerning moments of the derby. No further updates regarding the long-term medical prognosis for Gomis were provided by the sources at the time of reporting.