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Two players positive for Covid-19 at Bien-Assis FC, in Montluçon (Allier): squad tested and matches postponed

After rugby, football… While four rugby players fromOC Montlucon have tested positive for Covid-19 in recent days, leading to a massive screening operation as well as the cancellation of upcoming matches and training, it is the turn of a football club in the district to be affected: Bien-Assis FC.

Four cases of Covid-19 and matches postponed at OC Montluçon (rugby)

The situation

These are the leaders of the club who announced it via their Facebook page, this Thursday, October 8, 2020: “Two players tested positive for Covid-19. They are fine “. Contacted by us, President Fouad Hammoudi provided some details, in particular on the fact that “the two cases are part of our team B “. Which evolves in the fifth departmental division (D5) and faced the USB Désertines 4, in the league, on September 27.

We have informed our players as well as the Désertines club. We respected the protocol put in place by the Allier Football District, following the instructions of the ARS.

Fouad Hammoudi (president of Bien-Assis Foot)


The taken procedures

“All the guys from our B team, as well as their coach and a manager, have gone to be tested or are going to do it these days at Saint-François hospital”, indicates the president of the club. Which represents seventeen people. ” For the moment all the tests carried out are negative and we keep our fingers crossed to keep it that way ”. Knowing that some other players, members of team A having been in contacts directs with the two positive cases, were also tested.

The results

As a precautionary measure and on the decision of the Allier Football District, “all training and matches of our senior teams were suspended until further notice », Says Fouad Hammoudi. The premises of Bien-Assis FC were also closed. “On the other hand, our teams of young people are not concerned because they are never in contact with seniors”, adds the manager. Before concluding: “The main thing is that the two positive players are doing very well, they only want to be able to kick the ball back! »

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