Ghana are expected to suffer a massive blow ahead of their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier later this month.
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Ghana are expected to suffer a massive blow ahead of their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier later this month.
The Black stars will battle Molefi Ntseki’s side, who are level on points after four matches, at the FNB Stadium on 25 March, with the winner set to take a huge step towards qualifying for next year’s tournament.
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However, the Black Stars will likely be without many, if not all, of their Europe-based stars, such as captain Andre Ayew or Arsenal’s Thomas Partey, due to COVID-19 restrictions.
With the coronavirus pandemic still going on FIFA has allowed clubs the refusal of their players for national team call-ups.
Due to current COVID-19 rules, players who would travel for the games in Africa would have to go into a 10-day quarantine upon their return to the UK, with many other European nations enforcing similar rules.
As a consequence, the Ghanaian stars based in the UK and Europe are expected to miss the clash with Bafana – a fact that has not been made easier due to South Africa being flagged as one of the high-risk countries due to the number of COVID-19 cases, as well as the mutations of the coronavirus, in Mzansi.
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