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VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps will have to pull themselves out of a two-game losing skid without the services of star striker Kei Kamara.

Head coach Carl Robinson said Kamara will miss at least the next three Major League Soccer games due to a groin injury. Kamara probably won’t be back in the Whitecaps’ lineup until a May 11 game against the Houston Dynamo at BC Place Stadium.

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“It’s not ideal,” Robinson said after the Whitecaps’ practice Monday. “Any team that losses a key player, and Kei is a key player for us, is going to be affected.

“Losing Kei is a big blow, but we have to find solutions now to deal without him.”

Venezuelan striker Anthony Blondell, who missed the last game due to concussion, is expected to replace Kamara when the Whitecaps play Sporting Kansas City on the road Friday.

Kamara suffered the injury with about five minutes left in training last Thursday. He didn’t dress for Vancouver 2-0 loss against Los Angeles FC Friday night at BC Place.