Cairo (AFP)

Cape Verde, which has only 9 able-bodied players after numerous positive Covid-19 cases, is withdrawing from the World Handball Championship in Egypt, the International Federation (IHF) announced on Monday in a statement.

The selection of the Atlantic archipelago, which arrived with 11 players in Cairo, played a match against Hungary (34-27 defeat) before 2 additional players tested positive for the coronavirus.

However, at least 10 players are needed to participate, according to the rules laid down by the IHF.

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