{"id":43576,"date":"2022-01-08T14:27:21","date_gmt":"2022-01-08T14:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/afcon-senegal-arrive-in-cameroon-after-covid-delay"},"modified":"2022-01-08T14:29:32","modified_gmt":"2022-01-08T14:29:32","slug":"afcon-senegal-arrive-in-cameroon-after-covid-delay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/afcon-senegal-arrive-in-cameroon-after-covid-delay","title":{"rendered":"AFCON: Senegal arrive in Cameroon after COVID delay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Senegal&#8217;s national team touched down in Cameroon for the African Cup of Nations after three more players and six members of the backroom staff tested positive for the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>The Senegalese football federation named the players on Wednesday as Pape Sarr, Nampalys Mendy, and Mame Thiam. 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Senegal&#8217;s national team touched down in Cameroon for the African Cup of Nations after three more players and six members of the backroom staff tested positive for the coronavirus. The Senegalese football federation named the players on Wednesday as Pape Sarr, Nampalys Mendy, and Mame Thiam. 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