Ghana player tests positive for COVID-19 in Japan- Reports
A player on Ghana’s Under-23 team has tested positive for the novel coronavirus after arriving in Japan for a friendly match, the Japan Football Association (JFA) said on Thursday.
The player had been isolated from the rest of the squad and staff, who are themselves isolated at a designated facility, the JFA said in a statement.
The identity of the player has not been revealed.
The news comes just two days after the JFA cancelled a friendly match against Jamaica as 10 of their players were unable to board a flight to Japan due to coronavirus testing issues.
Japan is battling a fourth wave of COVID-19 just 50 days before the scheduled start of the 2020 Olympic Games, with Tokyo and other regions under a state of emergency until June 20.
The Ghana team arrived late on Wednesday for the friendly against Japan’s U24 team in the southern city of Fukuoka.
Source: Ghanasoccernet