Gor want CAF to conduct own PCR tests after Otoho debacle
Gor Mahia FC have urged the Confederation of African
Football (CAF) to consider contracting its own medical officers to carry out
COVID-19 PCR tests for clubs.
Gor’s Team Manager Jolawi Obondo suggested the current
system that allows clubs to be responsible for their own tests and those of
visiting tests makes the situation susceptible to opacity.
His sentiments come after two Gor players were locked
out of the CAF Confederations Cup match against Otoho dÓyo of Congo are still
held in quarantine in Congo following positive COVID-19 tests.
The duo, striker Jules Ulimwengu and midfielder John
Ochieng, will miss the return leg in Nairobi.
‘’It’s high time CAF appointed their own doctors to go
about testing players, especially those who land in foreign territories. What
is going on right now is suspicious and this will derail football in Africa,’’ Jolawi
said.
The total number of Gor players eligible for this
competition is 16 with Sydney Ochieng’s injury clipping it to 15. The absence
of Ulimwengu and Ochieng has continued to worsen the situation with the squad now
down to 13.
‘’Philemon Otieno also got injured while in training
in Congo and did not play away. We are working on physiotherapy to see if he
can make it in the return leg,’’ Jolawi added.
Should Otieno fail the fitness test by Sunday, it will
mean Gor will have a goalkeeper as the only substitute in the bench.
It will also mean all players who will start will play
for 90 minutes without substitution, unless the reserve goal keeper is deployed
in any of his unusual positions in the pitch.
Gor lost the first leg 1-0 away in Congo and will need
at least a 2-0 win to advance to the lucrative group stage.
The match will be played on December 5, exactly 34
years ever since they lifted the same trophy, then known as Nelson Mandela Cup.
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