Zimbabwe’s quest of an impressive showing during the 2021 African Nations Championship have been dealt a huge blow, after nine of their 23-man squad tested positive for coronavirus.
The Warriors, who are will be making their fifth appearance at the biennial football competition, had taken a short Christmas break and returned to camp on Monday.
On arrival, all players and technical staff were subjected to the compulsory Covid-19 PCR tests. And on Tuesday, it was discovered that nine of the team returned positive tests.
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The affected players have been isolated from the rest of the squad, with coach Zdravko Logarusic now left with a depleted side ahead of their departure for host nation, Cameroon.