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The Nigerian duo of William Troost-Ekong and Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis are at the centre of an outbreak of covid-19 at their English Premier League club and caused cancellation of their match on Wednesday, megasportsarena.com reports.
Although specifics were not provided about the Watford players that contracted the disease, a press statement by the EPL confirmed that Wednesday’s game against Burnley had to be called off due to the outbreak.
The statement added that Watford would have been unable to fulfill the fixture due to an insufficient number of available first-team players, thereby making it the second EPL game to be called off this week, following the postponement of Manchester United’s visit to Brentford on Tuesday.
The statement added: “The decision was taken following guidance from medical advisers due to an ongoing Covid-19 outbreak within Watford’s squad. As a result, the club has an insufficient number of first-team players available to fulfill the match.
“The Premier League understands this decision will disappoint and frustrate fans who were due to attend this evening’s game and apologises for the inconvenience and disruption caused at such short notice.
“In considering any application to postpone, the board considers a range of sporting and medical factors. Each decision is taken on a case-by-case basis with everyone’s health of utmost importance.
“In light of the recent rise in Covid-19 cases across the country, the Premier League has reintroduced emergency measures.
“These include protocols such as more frequent testing, wearing face coverings while indoors, observing social distancing and limiting treatment time.”
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