Key player Wahbi
Khazri is among the players to test positive.
“This evening
(Wednesday) the players took part in a training session with 16 players present
and the rest absent due to Covid-19 contamination,” the federation said on its
Facebook page.
The federation also
said: “Tuesday, the tests revealed the contamination of Ali Maaloul, Aymen
Dahmen, Ghailene Chaalali, Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane, Wahbi Khazri, Ali Jemal
and Mohamed Amine Ben Hmida who have been isolated from the group.”
Right-back Mohamed
Drager has though recovered from the virus and Tunisia are hoping that five
other players, positive since the start of the tournament, will test negative
before Thursday’s game.
Tunisia, the 2004
winners, need to at least draw their final Group F match to be sure of
qualification for the last 16.
The Carthage Eagles
bounced back from their controversial opening 1-0 loss to Mali, when the
referee blew the final whistle early, by thrashing Mauritania 4-0 in their
second game.
AFP
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