Two Players have tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of Benin
Republic’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, qualifier against Nigeria on
Saturday evening in Porto Novo, Completesports reports.
The two players that contracted the deadly coronavirus are
Marcellin Koukpo and Jacques Bessan.
Koukpo and Bessan will play no part in Benin’s clash against
the Super Eagles of Nigeria at the Stade Charles de Gaulle.
Benin head coach, Michel Dussuyer, has, however, called up
Yannick Aguemon and Jean Ogouchi as replacements for Koukpo and Bessan.
Dussuyer’s men currently sit in the second position on the
Group L table with a point behind leaders Nigeria, who have eight points after
four matches.
A victory for Benin against Nigeria will see them top the
Group and boast their chances of qualifying for the 2022 AFCON in Cameroon.
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