The Africa Cup of Nations is in complete swing following its huge kick-off on Sunday, and Monday sees the motion taken up a notch.
There could be twice as many games as Group B and Group C get beneath way, providing first possibilities to look two of the pre-tournament favourites: Morocco and Senegal.
But the shroud of COVID-19 lingers over practically every AFCON healthy in the intervening time, and it'll be in particular hard to ignore its impact on games on Monday, with the likes of Senegal, Guinea, Malawi and Gabon all lacking key players.
Senegal's 2nd so-called 'golden technology' is jogging out of time.
They arrived in Cameroon with a stacked squad, however lots of their key players are drawing close 30 or are already there.
To make matters worse, coach Aliou Cisse is without a host of huge gamers towards Zimbabwe, a game he may be eager to just get out of the manner.
"I become looking at the composition of our crew," Cisse stated. "Compared to our final suit against Congo, I can already inform you we've got six indisputable starting gamers who are not on the squad list: Edouard Mendy, Krepin Diatta, Ismaila Sarr, Nampalys Mendy, Kalidou Koulibaly and Saliou Ciss.
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Senegal have one of the exceptional squads – if no longer the very pleasant – in the event, but they are going to depend upon Mane to a certain degree, in particular given their COVID-19 absences. Thankfully he is notable each when it comes to sniffing out chances and growing them, along with his 0.Sixty seven non-penalty expected intention involvements each 90 minutes being the fourth-best in the Premier League (min. 900 mins played) this time period.
Both Guinea and Malawi have been some of the facets struck by means of coronavirus beforehand of this tournament, however the former need to nevertheless fancy their probabilities on Monday against a team considered Group B's rank outsiders.
