Hady Ghandour is pain-free for the first time in months and ready to kickstart his season at Maidstone. Ghandour, 22, is back after an operation to fix a long-standing groin problem that goes back to the end of the Stones’ National South title-winning campaign.
The forward was on loan from Charlton at the time, signing a permanent deal over the summer following his release by the League 1 club.
He enjoyed a strong pre-season at the Gallagher, despite his groin injury, but finally admitted defeat when the pain became too much after Maidstone’s 5-0 defeat at Wrexham in August.
After a period of rest, he attempted a comeback at Barnet at the start of October but the injury didn’t go away and, ultimately, he required surgery. “I feel good,” said the Lebanon international, who made his comeback as a late substitute against Altrincham last weekend. “I had my op six weeks ago.