In the early morning of Beijing time tomorrow, the long-awaited Africa Cup of Nations will officially kick off. However, for senegal, the top favourites, they received news of a thunderbolt today. Six players, including Champions League goalkeeper Mendy and Napoli iron guard Koulibaly, all tested positive and were unable to play in the team's first game.
Senegal, currently ranked 20th in the world, is the favourite to win the African Cup of Nations. In Senegal, it can be said that there are top stars on every front. In the forward line, the 29-year-old Mane is undoubtedly the biggest player, and he is also the most expensive star in the team, reaching 8,000 W Euros.
In the midfield, although the star flavor is insufficient, there are also strong players such as Geye and Kuyat. As for the backline, the 4500W star Bally, in the previous few seasons, was still comparable to Van Dijk's center-back. In terms of goalkeepers, Mendy, who joined Chelsea last season to win the Champions League trophy, is now among the top goalkeepers in the world.
In a healthy situation, Senegal is undoubtedly the number one favorite to win this African Cup of Nations. However, 24 hours before the start of the game, they received one bad news after another. Senegal officially released the news that Mendy, Koulibaly and Diyediu tested positive for 3 people and determined that they did not qualify for tomorrow night's game.
In the previous time, the Senegalese Football Association had determined that Sal, La Parris Mendy and Diam were infected with the virus, and they also missed the first game. Six shots in a row did coach Alio Cisse a lot of trouble. Tomorrow evening, Senegal will officially begin its journey to the Africa Cup of Nations against Zimbabwe.
The African Cup of Nations was postponed several times, and many well-known stars participated in it. On the previous German turn of social media, they drew a picture of the most expensive squad of this year's Africa Cup of Nations based on the price of players, including Liverpool double stars Salah and Mane.
Also selected are Ashraf, Mendy, Casey and other players who play for the giants in Paris. Compared with the European Cup and the America's Cup, perhaps the attention of the African Cup of Nations will not be too high, but for the players, it means that the national team can get the highest honor.
Due to the gap in strength, it is basically impossible for African countries to reach the top of the World Cup. The African Cup of Nations is obviously an important goal pursued by The major national teams in Africa. Although Senegal is the number one hit of the African Cup of Nations, they have not won the championship.
Liverpool star Mane said he valued the Africa Cup of Nations and was willing to give everything to win the title.