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INJURED DARIKWA STILL HAS BIG ROLE

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The LeaguePaper Team
30 August 2026

CHAMPIONSHIP By Chris Dunlavy

LINCOLN head coach Chris Cohen says skipper Tendayi Darikwa will still have a “huge role” to play after the 34-year-old was ruled out of the rest of the season.
The former Burnley and Nottingham Forest defender – who missed just one game as Lincoln won the League One title last term – was forced off during last weekend’s 3-1 defeat to Portsmouth, with scans later revealing a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament.
“The whole football club were devastated to hear the news,” said Cohen, who is managing the Imps...

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