Four players of Armenia football squad test positive for coronavirus

Four players of Armenia football squad test positive for coronavirus

PanARMENIAN.Net - Four members of Armenia's National Football Team have contracted Covid-19, the country's Football Federation reports.

Gevorg Ghazaryan, Sargis Adamyan, André Calisir and Grigor Meliksetyan have not traveled to Cyprus for a UEFA Nations League fixture against North Macedonia on Wednesday, November 18.

Attacking midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan was withdrawn from the Armenian squad earlier, after five Roma players tested positive for coronavirus.

19 players of the national team have already landed in Cyprus. The match will start at 9pm Armenia time (GMT +4).

Armenia beat Georgia 1:2 in a UEFA Nations League match on November 15. They now sit the second in Group J with 8 points, while North Macedonia top their group with nine points.

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