Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny has tested positive for Covid-19 while on international duty, the Egyptian Football Association has announced.
It comes on the same day the Premier League announced 16 players returned positive coronavirus tests out of 1,207 players and club staff who were tested between Monday, 9 November and Sunday, 15 November.
Those players will all now self-isolate for 10 days.
Elneny’s positive test comes after his Egypt team-mate, Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah, tested positive for coronavirus on Friday.
The Egyptian FA said Elneny had previously returned three negative tests since going on international duty, including one after their home 1-0 win over Togo on Saturday, when Elneny played the full 90 minutes.