Banyana Banyana have confirmed that they’ve been hit by Covid-19 during the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.
South Africa have won all three group stage games and will face Tunisia on Thursday, but had Covid-19 cripple into their camp with one official and one player testing positive.
“We had one official who tested positive before the Burundi game [in the group stages of the tournament].
The official was isolated and treated as she was symptomatic,” Banyana team physician Dr Rodney Mokoka told SAFA’s media team.
“And 48 hours prior to the Botswana game [the final group stage match], we had one player who tested positive for Covid-19 and she was also symptomatic.
“She was put in quarantine and treated accordingly.
Her asymptomatic roommate who tested negative is in isolation, hence they both missed Botswana game.”
The news come after Banyana already confirmed that star striker Thembi Kgatlana has been ruled out of the rest of the tournament after tearing her Achilles tendon.
