AFCON 2021: Absence of COVID-19 tests led to cancellation of Angola Guinea-Bissau match

The friendly game scheduled for Sunday with their Angolan counterpart in preparation for the AFCON 2021 qualifiers has been canceled due to the absence of COVID-19 tests by the national football team of Guinea-Bissau, according to a news report by News Ghana.

The Angolan Football Federation (FAF) has disclosed it in a press release, stressed that the game with Guinea-Bissau was canceled because the opposing team did not present COVID-19 test results, disrupting Angola's plans.

According to FIFA's schedule, the game was due to take place at the Municipal Stadium of Obis in Portugal.

The Angolan Football Federation's document said that according to a health protocol of COVID-19, the teams are supposed to provide a COVID-19 test on the eve of the game, says

Angola, which is preparing the double confrontation with the Democratic Republic of Congo, in qualifiers for the 2021 AFCON in Cameroon, is expecting to face its counterpart of Mozambique next Tuesday, also in a friendly game.

Also, In a repeat of the 2019 AFCON semi-final, African champions Algeria once again came out top, beating the Super Eagles of Nigeria 1-0 in Austria to stretch their unbeaten run of matches to 19. African countries got back to action post-COVID-19 with various friendly matches played all over the globe.