Four players of Armenia football squad test positive for coronavirusNovember 18, 2020 - 13:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Four members of Armenia's National Football Team have contracted Covid-19, the country's Football Federation reports. Gevorg Ghazaryan, Sargis Adamyan, André Calisir and Grigor Meliksetyan have not traveled to Cyprus for a UEFA Nations League fixture against North Macedonia on Wednesday, November 18. Attacking midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan was withdrawn from the Armenian squad earlier, after five Roma players tested positive for coronavirus. 19 players of the national team have already landed in Cyprus. The match will start at 9pm Armenia time (GMT +4). Armenia beat Georgia 1:2 in a UEFA Nations League match on November 15. They now sit the second in Group J with 8 points, while North Macedonia top their group with nine points. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |