Comoros will have to play their all-important Africa Cup of Nation's round of 16 tie against Cameroon on Monday night with an outfield player as their goalkeeper. 🤯 More here! ➡
First-choice shot-stopper Salim Ben Boina was injured during the team's final Group C match, while fellow goalkeepers Ali Ahamada and Moyadh Ousseini had tested positive for the coronavirus late last week.The Comoros Football Federation confirmed on the weekend that a total of 12 cases had been reported in their camp ahead of the crunch tie.
Defenders Kassim Abdallah and Alexis Souahy, midfielders Nakibou Aboubakari and Yacine Bourhane, and forward Mohamed M'Changama are also reportedly ruled out of the game, while head coach Amir Abdou also tested positive for Covid-19.Although shot-stopper Ahamada tested negative following a further test on Monday, he has not isolated long enough to be allowed to play., who earned a place in the knockout stage after beating Ghana 3-2 in their final Group C match.
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