All Mozambique’s Mambas players have reportedly tested negative for Covid-19 ahead of Wednesday’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match in Rwanda.

LanceMZ online publication of Mozambique has confirmed the successful test of the 30 players the Mambas coach Luís Gonçalves travelled with to Kigali.

Some 21 players flew from Maputo whereas nine joined the team directly in Rwanda.

The foreign-land based players include captain Dominguez Pelembe from South Africa’s Polokwane City FC, Clésio Baúque (Zira FK, Azerbaijan), Ricardo Mondlane (Rio Ave, Portugal), Bruno Langa and Gildo Vilanculos (Amora FC, Portugal) and Faisal Bangal (USD Caravaggio, Italy).

Lance MZ reports that Rwanda health authorities tested all members of the 47-member delegation.

Mozambique’s National Director of Performance Sports, Francisco da Conceição, is leading the delegation which comprises Mozambique Football Federation vice-presidents Jorge Bambo and Martinho Mucuana and four journalists.

Mozambique will miss the services of Mexer (Bordeaux) and Reinildo (Lille) due to previous travel restrictions at their base in France.

The restrictions have since been relaxed and the duo might join the rest of the group in Maputo for the game against Cape Verde.

The Mambas have chances of qualifying from group F as they have four points from four games, six points behind leaders Cameroon. Cape Verde have four points and Rwanda two points.