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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang tests POSITIVE for Covid on arrival for AFCON just days after Arsenal outcast is seen partying in Dubai in the build up to Gabon's first game on Monday

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has tested positive for coronavirus just days before Gabon's Africa Cup of Nations opener with Comoros, days after he was spotted partying with team-mates in Dubai.

The Arsenal striker, who was stripped of the captain's armband last month for three different disciplinary breaches by boss Mikel Arteta, reportedly contracted the virus on his arrival to Cameroon, meaning he will now have to self-isolate.

His positive diagnosis throws a huge spanner into Gabon's hopes for AFCON, who will now be without their skipper and star man for the start of the tournament.