The TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2021 will kick-off tomorrow. Please be advised of the following:

Number of substitute players per match:

CAF will apply the five substitutions per match rule during this competition, as follows:

Each team will be permitted to use a maximum of five substitutes.

To reduce disruption to the match, each team will have a maximum of three opportunities to make substitutions during the game; substitutions may also be made at half-time.

If both teams make a substitution at the same time, this will count as one of the three opportunities for each team.

Unused substitutions and opportunities are carried forward into extra time.

Where extra time is played, teams will each be allowed one additional substitution, and will have one additional substitution opportunity; substitutions may also be made before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

Minimum number of players in case of a team affected by COVID-19

If the result of the Covid-19 PCR test of any player is positive, such player will not be authorized to go to the stadium or participate in the applicable match.

A team will be required to play a match if they have a minimum of eleven (11) players available who have tested negative. In the event of the absence of a goalkeeper, another player from the team must replace the goalkeeper, provided the total number of available players is at least eleven.

A team that does not have a minimum of eleven (11) players available will be considered to have lost the match 0-2.

In exceptional cases, the Organizing Committee of the Africa Cup of Nations will take the appropriate decision.

fergie0o1:
COVID-19 outbreak hit Nigeria's Group D opponent, Guinea Bissau as 10 players test positive. They take on 1970 Champions Sudan on January 11.

9 players in the Senegal camp test positive;
Alfred Gomis, Edouard Mendy, Kalidou Koulibaly, Saliou Ciss, Famara Diedhiou, Bamba Dieng, Pape Sarr, Baba Thiam, Nampalys Mendy.

Group E, Senegal takes on Zimbabwe on January 10.

WibusJaga:


Too bad. This nonsense Covid wan mess up this AFCON. Wish they could just ignore it like in Kogi State till after the competition. Else make dem kuku cancel the competition.

UselessBuhari:

African fools

HacheNoire:
Cancel the tournament!

It’s not safe!

FERNANDEZISBACK:
This game should be cancelled immediately so as to avoid more widespread of the virus..

Vinnie2000:



Should EPL, Serie A and La Liga also be canceled?

Vinnie2000:



Should EPL, Serie A and La Liga also be canceled?

baralatie:

If you are seeing this number of cases surely the COVID has spread it is a question of wether you discover it at the beginning of the match or halftime or end of the match

tstx:


You must be an European..

FERNANDEZISBACK:

Come what are you typing?I am not a robot and you shouldn't expect me to understand what you wrote there.. haba

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Afcon 2021: Covid-hit teams must play with just 11 players and no keeper.

Countries suffering Covid outbreaks will have to play their Africa Cup of Nations matches even if they have only 11 players available.

On Friday Egypt delayed their departure for the tournament, which is taking place in Cameroon, and were forced to cancel training after coronavirus cases were reported in their camp.

The Pharaohs, who have won the competition a record seven times, eventually flew to Cameroon on Saturday.

Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was among two players to test positive in the Gabon squad on Thursday.

Guinea were forced to leave behind defender Mikael Dyrestam, midfielder Morlaye Sylla and striker Seydouba Soumah at their training base in Rwanda.

Cape Verde and debutants Gambia were hit by several positive tests last week, while Tunisia have also reported cases from their pre-tournament camp.