Rumours of a disciplinary breach are denied by strikerCardiac lesions found after Aubameyang contracted CovidPierre-Emerick Aubameyang has insisted he departed the Africa Cup of Nations due to medical reasons amid speculation of a disciplinary breach.

The
Arsenal forward did not feature in either of Gabon’s opening two games at the finals, missing the win over Comoros after contracting
Coronavirus and then being ruled out of Friday’s draw with Ghana due to a heart concern. Gabon announced last week that Aubameyang, along with team-mates Mario Lemina and Axel Meye, had been found to have “cardiac lesions”.