Olympics-Soccer-COVID-hit South Africa's coach says players' health paramount

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TOKYO (Reuters) - With two days to go until their opening Olympic soccer match against hosts Japan, South Africa's coach David Notoane said the health of his players was his main concern after COVID-19 left their preparations in disarray.

Severely depleted by coronavirus infections and withdrawals before they left for the Games, the squad faced further setbacks at the weekend after two players and a video analyst tested positive in Tokyo.

They returned to training on Monday after a week's absence, giving them very little time to acclimatise to a new environment. Frustrated but resigned to a news conference dominated by questions about COVID-19, Notoane said his team were grateful for the chance to compete in Japan, given that"the worst-case scenario could have been that we are suspended from the tournament".

 

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