The information fell on Sunday. Youssouf Maiga, defender of the Djoliba Athletic Club was tested postive with the coronavirus. The player was reportedly infected after attending a wedding in Segou.

Since the defender is taken care of. The club has started testing their contacts Seydou Diallo (defender) and Cheick Tidiane Niang (striker). These tests turned out to be negative.

“We have made arrangements since this news. We closed the stadium and disinfected the premises. All the sanitary provisions are taken “, indicates Modibo Coulibaly, secretary general of Djoliba.

Maiga is the fourth African footballer to be infected by the virus after the captain of the Gambian national team, Omar Colley (27, Sampdoria), the young Tunisian attacking midfielder from th…