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Africa-Press<\/a> – Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>England-based Warriors midfielder Marvelous Nakamba is disappointed to miss Zimbabwe\u2019s crucial African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Botswana and Zambia later this month, his coach at Aston Villa Dean Smith has revealed.<\/p>\n

Smith said that he spoke with Nakamba together with Argentinean goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez and Brazilian international Douglas Luiz about the club\u2019s decision to bar them to travel for international matches due to the United Kingdom\u2019s strict coronavirus rules. Smith said:<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve sat down with all three of them and it\u2019s our right to stop them from travelling to a red-list zone.<\/p>\n

They\u2019re disappointed because they want to represent their countries but they understand as well.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m pretty sure all Premier League teams will stop players from going to red-list zones where they\u2019re required to self-isolate for 10 days in a hotel when they get back.<\/p>\n

All three players are aware of Aston Villa\u2019s stance on travelling to a red-list zone.<\/p>\n

Smith added that under normal circumstances, Aston Villa had never prevented players from playing for their countries. He said:<\/p>\n

At the end of the day, the football clubs are the wage payers to these players and we\u2019ve never stood in the way and we\u2019ve always celebrated players being international footballers.<\/p>\n

We will continue to do so but, such is the world is at the moment when FIFA and UEFA are telling you that you don\u2019t have to allow your players to go to red-list zones then it\u2019s only right to take them up on that.<\/p>\n

Nakamba was initially named in Warriors coach Zdravko Logarusic\u2019s 38-man preliminary squad to face Botswana (March 25) and Zambia (March 29) in the final AFCON qualifiers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. England-based Warriors midfielder Marvelous Nakamba is disappointed to miss Zimbabwe\u2019s crucial African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Botswana and Zambia later this month, his coach at Aston Villa Dean Smith has revealed. 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