This season, Nakamba has made 12 appearances for Villa.
Zimbabwe's Africa Cup of Nations campaign will be disrupted by the knee injury of a Villa player.
The Villa player had an operation this week on the injury he sustained at the weekend.
The surgeon is very happy with how it went and he will start his recovery plan, according to Steven Gerrard.
If it's a fantastic rehabilitation, he's going to be missing for a period of 12 weeks. It could be up to 16 weeks.
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In his first season with the club, Nakamba has made 14 appearances in all competition.
Zimbabwe will be without him for the Cup of Nations, which begins in January, after he injured his knee.
The Warriors have never progressed past the group stage at the tournament, and have been drawn in Group B.
The Warriors finished bottom of their group in the World Cup qualification and three times featured Nakamba.
