{"id":1083,"date":"2022-01-10T21:41:27","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T21:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/afcon-covid-hit-guinea-bissau-target-victory-over-sudan"},"modified":"2022-01-11T13:57:31","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T13:57:31","slug":"afcon-covid-hit-guinea-bissau-target-victory-over-sudan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/afcon-covid-hit-guinea-bissau-target-victory-over-sudan","title":{"rendered":"AFCON: Covid-hit Guinea-Bissau target victory over Sudan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Angola. <\/strong><\/span>Guinea-Bissau trained in Garoua, Cameroon on Monday in preparation for their opening game of the Africa Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n<p>Bissau kick off their campaign against Sudan on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;Djurtus&#8217; will be participating in a third consecutive AFCON, but they were eliminated at the group stage in 2017 and 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the tie, the national team coach revealed that six of his squad were ill with Covid-19.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As you know, we are surrounded by this pandemic all around the planet and it knocked in our door, so we have six confirmed cases among players. 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Guinea-Bissau trained in Garoua, Cameroon on Monday in preparation for their opening game of the Africa Cup of Nations. Bissau kick off their campaign against Sudan on Tuesday. The &#8216;Djurtus&#8217; will be participating in a third consecutive AFCON, but they were eliminated at the group stage in 2017 and 2019. 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