Big question remain “Will Michael Olunga turn up for Harambee Stars when they host Comoros in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier next weekend after his coach Nelsinho Baptista tested positive for coronavirus?
Olunga who plays for Kashiwa Reysol is on the list that returnee coach Jacob Ghost Mulee had named.
With the match set for November 11th at Kasarani and return leg three days later, Olunga may miss the encounter with the virus htting the entire Reysol squad.
his coach is receiving medical treatment and reports from the Kashiwa camp say the 70-year-old Brazilian tactician had a high fever on November 1 and November 2 before tests confirmed he had caught the virus.
“After working as a team on November 1, Nelsihno had a fever of 37.5 degrees in the afternoon and underwent a PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test. The next day his body temperature rose to 38.4 degrees and had to be retested. When he was absent from team activities on November 3, his body temperature returned to 36.6 degrees Celsius, but the PCR test revealed that he was positive,” the reports say.
Nelsihno is not the only Kashiwa Reysol member who has tested positive for the covid-19 disease. At least three people from the Japan’s top-tier league side have returned positive tests. This led to the Kashiwa’s away fixture against Vegalta Sendai slated for Tuesday being postponed a day earlier over fears of spreading the virus.