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Arsenal Versus Liverpool’s Carabao Cup Semifinal Clash Postponed

The Carabao Cup semifinal first leg between Arsenal and Liverpool has been postponed because of a “severe outbreak of Covid-19” at Liverpool.

The Reds temporarily closed their first-team training centre on Wednesday after assistant manager Pep Lijnders became the latest to have to isolate.

The first leg will now go down at Anfield on January 13, while the second leg will take place at the Emirates Stadium on January 20.

Liverpool had requested the postponement on Tuesday, and the request has been granted.

Lijnders took charge for Sunday’s Premier League draw at Chelsea, with manager Jurgen Klopp already isolating.

Goalkeeper Alisson, defender Joel Matip and striker Roberto Firmino missed that game too and three other staff members tested positive.

Liverpool further stretched by the departure of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Naby Keita for the AFCON – cancelled a news conference due to be led by Lijnders on Wednesday.

Izuchukwu Okosi

Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc. In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio. He worked there for 13 years until October 2017. Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch. He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations. Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line. Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.