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Afcon is three (Ihenacho, Ndidi and Amartey), so is not the real issue. "Injuries are unfortunate" doesn't work any more. Many injuries are related to Covid - players are playing more games over a congested period and returning sooner than they should from injury, directly because of squads depleted by Covid. I'm sure it's the same at other clubs, but players like Evans, Ricardo, etc. got (more) injured because they played when they wouldn't otherwise have done were it not for Covid.
It's all moot though, how are Leicester supposed to fulfill a fixture with 8 eligible outfield players?
Markyboy-
Injuries 'with' covid, not 'of' covid ;)
I was being slightly provocative, but we had to play Liverpool with kids during one of the covid outbreaks. I'm not saying this is Leicester's case, but some clubs do seem to be gaming the situation a bit in using covid as an excuse to overcome injuries/absences.
There should be very clear rules in place for this including independently overseen testing, naming of players affected and specific guidelines for when a match can be postponed. It's not like this situation is a surprise.
villa-ru
How many are covid? Injuries are unfortunate, but part of the game. AFCON is irrelevant because that is the club's choice - if you know 4/5 players are going to that you've taken a risk and now it's bitten you.