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More COVID-19 disruption for teams before Cup of Nations finals

People parade with a representation of the African Cup of Nations during the presentation tour of the Cup in Limbe, in the English-speaking southwest of Cameroon, December 27, 2021. Picture taken December 27, 2021. REUTERS

COVID-19 infections caused more disruption to African Cup of Nations preparations on Wednesday, with Senegal delaying their departure for the tournament in Cameroon and Burkina Faso set to miss players in Sunday’s opening game.

Cape Verde Islands and Tunisia also reported new positive cases of the novel coronavirus and Ivory Coast were forced to cancel a second warm-up match at their training base in Saudi Arabia.

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