Chelsea goalkeeper Mendy assessments superb for COVID-19 at AFCON
Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy became amongst a brand new institution of Senegal players to check tremendous for the coronavirus at the African Cup of countries in Cameroon.
Mendy, captain Kalidou Koulibaly and striker Famara Diedhiou returned fine results on Saturday in obligatory checking out for the Senegal squad forty eight hours beforehand of its starting recreation of the African Cup against Zimbabwe, the Senegal football Federation said. All 3 might be ruled out of Monday's game until subsequent checking out proves they were false positives.
Senegal, that's one of the title favorites at the African Cup, already had three other players and six individuals of the team management test high-quality for the virus earlier than the squad departed Dakar for Cameroon on Wednesday.
Mendy's effective check raised issues for Senegal's superstar ahead Sadio Mane, who flew to Dakar from Britain with Mendy on a chartered jet. pix showed the pair sitting near collectively at the flight with out mask.
The emergence of omicron variation
a few of the 24 teams getting ready to play inside the month-long African Cup of countries had been stricken by virus instances of their squads, despite the fact that Zimbabwe announced Sunday it had no positives in its mandatory checks.
The match starts later Sunday in the Cameroon capital Yaounde with the host group gambling Burkina Faso in the commencing game. Ethiopia faces Cape Verde in the day's other recreation.
The African Cup turned into meant to be performed in early 2021 but become postponed for a year due to the pandemic. but, it is set to move in advance a year later with virus instances surging once more due to the emergence of the omicron variation.
Host Cameroon announced cases in its squad inside the buildup to the match and Burkina Faso can be missing five gamers for the hole recreation because of the virus.
Gabon and Arsenal forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is amongst severa other players to test fantastic for the virus beforehand of the event.
