AFCON: COVID-19 On The Prowl As Tunisia Head Coach, 12 Players Will Miss Nigeria Clash

 With the round of 16 berths between Nigeria and Tunisia in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) a fixture to look forward to, there appears to be a new twist to the scheduled encounter as several Tunisian players and Mondher Kebaier, the head coach, have tested positive for COVID-19.

Coach Kebaier was absent during the pre-match press conference on Saturday at the media centre of the Roumdje Adjia Stadium, Garoua.

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Tunisia’s assistant coach, Jalal Al-Qadri, while addressing journalists during the press conference, said
Wahbi Khazri, captain of the Carthage Eagles, and eleven others have contracted COVID-19 and will not be available for the game.

The other affected players are Aissa Laidouni, Dylan Bronn, Ghaylène Chaalali, Ellyes Skhiri, Anis Ben Slimane, Mohamed Romdhane, Ali Maâloul, Ben Hmida, Aymen Dahmen Yoann Touzgha and Issam Jebali.

Meanwhile, goalkeeper Farouk Ben Mustapha is suspended from the game.

Tunisia qualified for the round of 16 after finishing as one of the four best losers in the group stage.

They won their first game 4-0 against Mauritania and lost their remaining two matches.

The Carthage Eagles last met the Nigerian side during the third-place game at the 2019 AFCON in Cairo, Egypt.