Kevin Mbabu will be missing from VfL Wolfsburg for the time being. The Swiss has tested positive for the corona virus, as he did in July 2020, and is stuck in Dubai. On Wednesday, coach Florian Kohfeldt spoke about the Swiss international.
The most important thing first: Kevin Mbabu is doing well, reported Florian Kohfeldt about his player, who was absent from the training kick-off due to a renewed COVID-19 infection. The fact that the 26-year-old was unvaccinated did not just cause some frowning at VfL. However, the coach was at pains to make one thing clear on Wednesday: “Kevin has done nothing wrong. I don’t believe in publicly nailing someone to the wall. “
Lukebakio missing due to unclear test result
But for now Mbabu will miss his team, in Dubai the Swiss is in quarantine, probably for ten days. In the past weeks and months, Mbabu had already presented his employer with organisational challenges because, as an unvaccinated player, he was sometimes no longer allowed to stay overnight with the team in hotels. Procedures had to be changed and adapted. Initially also for Dodi Lukebakio, who is said to have been vaccinated in the meantime.
However, the Belgian also missed the start of training on Wednesday due to an unclear coronary test. “It’s just the case that we always have to be aware of this risk assessment, what it can mean for our job,” Kohfeldt explained, admitting on the subject of Mbabu and his lack of vaccination: “I was certainly not pleased.” But the coach made one thing clear once again: “I’m not criticising him for that.”
In sporting terms, Kohfeldt will have to make do without the right-back for the time being. He hopes for the defender’s return soon. “We will need everyone in the second half of the season.
