Belenenses SAD midfielder Sphephelo Sithole has been confirmed to have contracted the coronavirus.
Sithole becomes the first known South African player to test positive for Covid-19.
Portuguese publication A Bola revealed Sithole as the player whose identity was made known earlier on.
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“The player in question, is the 21-year-old South African midfielder, Sphephelo Yaya Sithole, mostly used in the under-23 team of the Blues of Restelo in the Revelation League [24 matches this season] but who, on several occasions throughout the season, he was called to train with the main squad, being even called up for some games, although he never left the bench,” reported A Bola.