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The Serie A club said on Saturday that Naples central defender Kalidou Koulibaly tested positive for COVID-19 when he was on an international mission with Senegal in the African Cup of Nations in Cameroon.
Senegal started its election campaign on Monday in a Group B conflict with Zimbabwe.
“Kalidou Koulibaly tested positive for COVID-19 during an international mission in Senegal. Naples said in a statement that the vaccinated and asymptomatic defender is now in self-isolation in accordance with the agreement.
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Senegal was originally scheduled to leave Dakar on Wednesday, but after the positive cases of midfielders Pape Matar Sarr and Nampalys Mendy and forward Mame Baba Thiam, the trip was postponed to retest the team. Senegal Football Association Secretary-General Victor Xie Cisse later said that six other staff members also tested positive.
On Thursday, Gabon’s captain Pierre Emerick Aubameyang and teammate Mario Lemina tested positive when they arrived at Yaoundé Airport, which raised questions about their participation in the game. .
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