Africa Cup | Fairy tale becomes a drama: Comoros without goalkeeper in the game of life

A fairy tale becomes the drama: the Comoros stand for the first time in the second round of the Africa Cup, then Corona beats. Without goalkeeper and numerous service providers, they should now compete against Cameroon.

• From the football fairy tale becomes a drama
• Comoros hopes for miracles

When the Comoros play, then keeps the land nine, said coach Amir About last. Then there is no other topic among the 850,000 inhabitants on the islands of the small archipelago, so it was also with the three group matches during the Africa Cup. But on Monday, when the tassel fin in the round of the round of the round of the castle playing Cameroon (20:00 clock), the Comoros will move together extremely tight.

Because: Before the game of your life, you will be shaken by a massive corona outbreak. Twelve players and staff members were tested positively, including coach about and the two still available goalkeepers in the squad: Riyadh Sussex and Ali Ahumada. Stem keeper Salem Ben BOINC was injured at 3: 2 against Ghana.

From the football fairy tale becomes a drama

We try everything in our power to find solutions, said Manager Al-Hakam Hi midi in a video of the association at Twitter: But without our coach, without some key players and, above all, without our two remaining goalkeepers, the situation is very much complicated. From the football fairy tale becomes a drama.

We want to make our people happy, Captain Nadia had said About in front of the Africa Cup. The participation alone was for world ranking lists-132. Already a sensation, then the outsiders are pulling into the second round - and now that.

The rules of the African umbrella organization CAF generally provide that a team must compete if at least eleven players have a negative corporate test. If no goalkeeper is available, a field player must step in.

Comoros hopes for miracles

The Comoros now hope for a little miracle, so they know themselves in football yes. Only in 2005 the island state joined the World Association FIFA, coach About, how many of his players born in Europe, has shaped a unit on the court. The Comoros do not play spectacular football, but are well organized and pursue a clear plan.

The team proves that the force is in unity, said About: It consists of players from all four islands together. All colors of our flag are represented in it. This welding together. Either way - against Cameroon the Comoran will stop.