The Ethiopian striker has been released by the Kolkata franchise as he's heading to South Africa to treat the grade 1 tear in his hamstring.
"Fikru's injury would have kept him out of the all important final... We decided to release him ahead of the title clash to enable his speedy recovery," team co-owner Utsav Parekh stated in a late night release.
The team management also congratulated him on becoming the proud father of a baby girl.
The ace forward, who played as the lone forward in Antonio Habas' 4-2-3-1 formation, missed both the legs of the semifinal and last played in ATK's 1-1 draw against FC Goa at home on December 10.
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