Comoros players and fans are living the dream. After their sensational qualification for their first-ever AFCON and a solid group stage display that’s seen them make it into the knockout stage, they have been hit with terrible news.AFCON 2021: One in five players who arrived from Cameroon were born in FranceTwelve members of the squad have tested positive to Covid ahead of their Round of 16 match against Cameroon with coach Amir Abdou being one of them. What makes the Coelacanths’ situation particularly grave is that two of the players who tested positive were their goalkeepers Moyadh Ousseini and Ali Ahamada. With first-choice goalie Salim Ben Boina previously injured, it leaves the proud islanders with no goalkeepers leading up to arguably the biggest match in the history of their national team.🚨Urgent ! Les coelacanthe touchés par le Covid avec 12 cas positifs, parmi eux, le coach Amir abdou, nos deux seuls gardiens : Moyadh Ousseini et Ali Ahamada (Ben Boina étant blessé) Point sur la situation avec notre manager général El Hadad HIMIDI. pic.twitter.com/xuEbJV2Nei— FFC 🇰🇲 (@fedcomfootball) January 22, 2022 The national team manager El Hadad Himidi delivered the bad news to the fans via the Comoros Football Federation official Twitter account, with many supporters in disbelief.Where does this leave the Comoros team? Who will face the hosts on Monday? We can only wait.
