Nepali football player in Dhaka contracts COVID-19

KATHMANDU: A Nepali football player, who is in Dhaka to play a friendly match with Bangladesh, has contracted COVID-19.

However, other players, who are in Dhaka with the infected player, have tested negative for the infection, said the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA), adding that the infected player, who tested positive for the virus on Wednesday, has been kept in hospital isolation in Dhaka.

His health condition is said to be normal. As a result of contracting the virus, he would no tbe able to play first friendly match with Bangladesh scheduled for Friday, said ANFA.

Nepal will play another match against Bangladesh on November 17. The Nepali players in Dhaka  tested for the virus a week ago.

A Nepali team including the players and coaches and other staffers had tested negative for the COVID-19 before their departure to Dhaka, according to ANFA.