Comoros due to corona with field player on goal, Gambia to the quarterfinals | Football

sport">Goalkeeper Ali Ahamada tested negative on Monday, but he is not allowed to play according to the protocols of the African Football Association (CAF). He has not yet completed the mandatory five-day quarantine after being infected with the coronavirus.

sport">Due to the infections within the team, a total of nine players and three staff members, there are no trained goalkeepers available at the Comoros, which is participating in the Africa Cup for the first time. First goalkeeper Salim Ben Boina is missing with a shoulder injury.

sport">The duel with Cameroon starts at 8 p.m.

Gambia to the last eight

sport">Meanwhile, a quarterfinal has already been played on Monday. The Gambia has qualified for the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup. In Bafoussam, Guinea’s outsider won 1-0. Musa Barrow scored after 71 minutes.

sport">Gambia played with one man less from the 87th minute, after Yusupha Njie’s red card. Guinea hit the post and crossbar in stoppage time, but was unable to force extra time.

sport">After that, Ibrahima Conté from Guinea was also sent away.

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