Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang returned to training with the Gabon squad ahead of Friday's Africa Cup of Nations clash with Ghana after testing negative for Covid-19. The 32-year-old who is out of favour at Arsenal and was stripped of the captaincy last month and Mario Lemina both tested positive last week and missed Gabon's opening 1-0 win over Comoros on Monday. However, coach Patrice Neveu is isolating after testing positive according to the Gabonese football federation. Gabon have had a troubled build-up to the biennial continental showpiece tournament. The Gabonese government had to resolve a dispute between the players and the federation over match bonuses while the Confederation of African Football (CAF) scolded them for breaking the rules in changing hotel in Yaounde.

Source: The Star January 14, 2022 05:51 UTC