The France Under-21 international broke the leg of of an opponent and has been handed a lengthy suspension by the authorities
The 24-year-old was left with a fractured tibia and fibula in his right leg, together with a dislocated ankle, following a rash challenge from Zouma in Saturday's Ligue 1 match at Stade Auguste-Bonal.
Zouma was sent off following the incident and now faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines after the Professional Football League (LFP) opted to dole out an extended suspension as part of their 'zero-tolerance' approach to tackles that cause players to sustain serious injuries.
Nice's Valentin Eysseric was given an 11-match ban last season for a leg-breaking challenge on Saint-Etienne's Jeremy Clement.
Zouma's ban will be served across all domestic competitions and means he will not play again until 2014.
The France Under-21 international had featured in all but one of his side's Ligue 1 games to date this term. ---------------- goal.com
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