3 Gabon Players Diagnosed with Cardiac Lesions after Recovering from Covid

Arsenal star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Gabon teammates Axel Meye and Mario Lemina have been ruled out of Gabon's game against Ghana on Friday because they were diagnosed with 'cardiac lesions' after recovering from COVID-19. 

It seems that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang can't catch a break. After being stripped of the Arsenal captaincy and separated from the team, he tested positive for COVID-19 as soon as he arrived in Cameroon to play the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. 

Unfortunately, the former Borussia Dortmund star received more bad news. Aubameyang and Gabonese teammates Axel Meye and Mario Lemina have all been diagnosed with 'cardiac lesions' after recovering from Covid-19. 

The Gabonese Football Federation said in a statement that medical officials of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) found the heart lesions in Aubameyang in a check after the striker returned from a positive Covid test. Meye and Lemina also returned from isolation after testing positive and were found the same lesions. The Gabonese FA said the medical officials "did not want to take any risks" and Aubameyang, Meye, and Lemina were ruled out of Gabon's 1-1 draw with Ghana.