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The Senegalese national team will be without goalkeeper Edouard Mendy and defender Kalidou Koulibaly for their opening game at the Africa Cup of Nations on Monday after both players tested positive for coronavirus.
The Teranga Lions, runners-up at the 2019 edition of the competition, face Zimbabwe in the first game Group B on Monday.
Chelsea keeper Mendy, Napoli’s center-back Koulibaly, and striker Famara Diedhiou have all gone into self-isolation.
Coach Aliou Cisse stated: “It’s a difficult and complicated situation.”
The Senegalese coach looks set to have at his disposal just 17 players available for the match in Bafoussam due to several Covid-19 cases and injuries.
But he maintained they’ll be competitive and those there are going to play for those who are absent. We are still going into the game against Zimbabwe full of confidence.”
Senegal’s Group B opponents Guinea and Malawi, who meet on Monday, have also lost players to positive tests while Moroccan pair Aymen Barkok and Ayoub El Kaabi are out of their Group C opener against Ghana in Yaounde on Monday.
The Nations Cup rules state countries must play if they have 11 players available even if they do not have a recognized goalkeeper.
Vincent Paul
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