Just In: Choupo – Moting To Miss Malawi Clash After Contracting Covid

Lions forward Eric Maxim – Choupo Moting will forfeit the Lions’ 5th World Cup qualifying game against Malawi on November 13, after reportedly contracting the Covid19 in Germany.

As per a release made public by Serge Guiffo, Team Press Officer of the Indomitable Lions, the later will be absent from the call in Johannesburg.

Read Serge Guiffo:

‘CHOUPO MOTING will not be in Johannesburg on November 13 against Malawi counting for the 5th day of qualifying for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

‘ The Bayern Munich player has been in contact with a player who tested positive for the Covid 19.

‘According to German regulations he has to be quarantined for 07 days.

‘However, arrangements are being made with his club for the player to continue his physical preparations during this period. At the end of the quarantine, after a negative test, CHOUPO MOTING, could join the selection for the November 16 clash against Côte d’Ivoire in Douala, counting for the 6th day of the qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup, Qatar 2022. ‘ Guiffo communique ended.

It has been some bad turn of events for the Bayern man who just came back from injury and only managed 6 minutes against SC Freiburg on Saturday.

Maxim will be a great loss for coach Antonio Conceiçao and his team who need two victories against Malawi and Cote D’Ivoire in group D, to make the knockout rounds of the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

Choupo Moting scored a Brace in Cameroon’s three – one win over Mozambique on match day three of the qualifiers. It now means Choupo Moting and injured Kunde Malong, will seat back and watch the game from home