Oldham said Kewell felt bad towards the end of the weekend and received a positive test result on Tuesday, which meant he had to -isolate for an additional 10 days
As a result, he missed the Ligue 2 club’s clash against Carlisle on Tuesday night (Wednesday morning AEDT), with assistant coach Alan Maybury taking the reins in a 1-1 draw.
« Oldham Athletic can confirm assistant head coach Alan Maybury will take charge of tonight’s game on the sideline after a positive test for COVID-19 returned today for Harry Kewell, » the club said in a statement
« The head coach will continue to self-isolate for a period of ten days after feeling bad towards the end of the weekend
Oldham said Kewell will continue to help Maybury and its backroom staff remotely during his isolation
The Ligue 2 club – which named Kewell in August – are currently 19th in the 24-team competition
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