Egypt U20 Football Team At Risk of Withdrawing From African Cup After 17 Players Get COVID-19

Egypt has withdrawn from its first match in the Under-20 African Nations Cup in Tunisia after reportedly discovering 17 cases of COVID-19 among players as well as coach Rabie Yassin. Initially, 17 cases were recorded according to official tests run by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), but the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) conducted another test, the results of which showed that 3 of the 17 players tested negative. أثبتت نتيجة المسحة الثانية التي اجريت علي لاعبي منتخب الشباب، تحول نتيجة مسحة ثلاثة لاعبين الي سلبية هم محمد اشرف ومحمد شحاتة ومحمود صابر عبد المنعم. ويتم صباح اليوم اعادة مسحة السيد عطية ومحمود عبد المحسن. وتاكدت ايجابية عينة ربيع ياسين المدير الفني لشباب الفراعنة #EFA pic.twitter.com/H7r9DNuULN — EFA.eg (@EFA) December 15, 2020 One final test is set to be conducted by the CAF on 16 December, as the number of positive cases will determine Egypt’s ability to resume its place in the tournament. The tournament rules state that each team must have a starting 11 and an additional four substitute players including a goalkeeper, so if indeed 15 players or less test positive, Egypt will be permitted to compete. However,…

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