King Paul Akpan Udoh, Italian-Nigerian player, has become
the first footballer to be infected with coronavirus .
King Paul currently plies his trade with Pianese, an Italian
Serie C side.
The Pianese forward was diagnosed of the disease on February
27, and he has been quarantined.
The 22-year-old started his career with Reggiana before
moving to Juventus in 2011 where he was loaned back for a year.
After progressing through the youth ranks of Juventus, Udoh
secured a loan move to Virtus Lanciano, a Serie B side in 2016 with an option
to buy at the end of the season.
Failing to impress, he was returned to Juve, and then loaned
to Lega Pro side Pontedera later the same year.
He had a loan stint with Pontedera, Fernana, Fano and
Viareggio before joining Pianese on July 14, 2019.
Coronavirus has spread from China to countries in Europe,
the Middle East, the Americas and Africa.
Italy is the country in Europe with the highest number of
reported cases. Some Italian Serie A matches were postponed last weekend as a
preventive measure against the spread of the virus.
On Friday, the Lagos state government and the federal
ministry of health confirmed the
first case of coronavirus in Nigeria. The index patient is
an Italian who arrived in the country on February 25.
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