It seems thatPierre-Emerick Aubameyang canāt catch a break. After being stripped of the Arsenal captaincy and separated from the team, he tested positive for COVID-19 as soon as he arrived in Cameroon to play the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
Unfortunately, the former Borussia Dortmund star received more bad news. Aubameyang and Gabonese teammates Axel Meye and Mario Lemina have all been diagnosed with ācardiac lesionsā after recovering from Covid-19.
The Gabonese Football Federation said in a statement that medical officials of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) found the heart lesions in Aubameyang in a check after thestriker returned from apositive Covid test. Meye and Lemina also returned from isolation after testing positive and were found the same lesions. The Gabonese FA said the medical officials ādid notwant to take any risksā and Aubameyang, Meye, and Lemina were ruled out of Gabonās 1-1 draw with Ghana.
Aubameyang, Meye, Lemina ruled out of Gabon-Ghana 2021 Afcon clash for āheart lesionsā detected after Covid-19 positive
Aubameyang suffered a huge blow as soon as his 2021 AFCON journey was about to get started. The Gabonese star tested positive for Covid-19 at theairport on arrival in Cameroon and was immediately put into isolation.
That saw him miss Gabonās debut in the competition, a 1-0 victory over Comoros. Aubameyang then tested negative for the virus,came out of isolation on Wednesday and was expected to return to the team against Ghana.
According to The Athletic, Arsenalās medical department has apparently spoken to the Gabonese medical staff about this situation and were told that the forward is feeling well. Thiscomesshortly after Bayern Munich and Canada international Alphonso Davies ā who tested positive for Covid-19 at the start of the year āhas been discoveredan inflammation in his heart muscle, known as myocarditis.
