AFCON 2021: Gabon’s Star Aubameyang tests positive for Covid-19

Gabon & Arsenal star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has tested positive for Covid-19 Gabon coach Patrice Neveu told the press on Thursday just days ahead of their opening Africa Cup of Nations match.

Aubameyang, team-mate Mario Lemina and assistant coach Yala Anicet all tested positive after taking a lateral flow test and are awaiting the results from a PCR one.

“They underwent a PCR test and are isolating in their hotel,” said Neveu, adding they displayed no symptoms.

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Aubameyang — who was stripped of the Arsenal captaincy last month — is at risk of missing Gabon’s opening Group C match against Comoros on January 10 in the biennial African showpiece tournament being hosted by Cameroon.

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They go on to play further matches against Ghana and Morocco.

Gabon's Captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang tested positive for #COVID19 as his team touched down in Yaounde, Cameroon, ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations that starts on Sunday.#NBSLiveAt9 #NBSUpdates pic.twitter.com/yohrU1ZYas

— NBS Television (@nbstv) January 6, 2022

Gabon enter the finals on the back of a 3-0 defeat by Burkina Faso in a friendly match in Dubai last Sunday.