The top ranked side in Africa for three years has been helped by two men.
The opening game of the Africa Cup of Nations will be played without two players after they tested positive for coronaviruses.
The Teranga Lions, runners-up at the tournament, face Zimbabwe in their first game on Monday.
Mendy, Koulibaly, and Famara Diedhiou have gone into isolation.
It's a complicated situation, according to coach Aliou Cisse.
There are several Covid-19 cases and injuries that are likely to have 17 players unavailable for the match in Bafoussam.
He said that they are going to be competitive and that they will play for those who are absent. We are going into the game with full confidence.
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The captain of his country, Koulibaly, said he is asymptomatic and his club side said he had been vaccine. The 30-year-old centre-back has not played since December because of an injury.
Six other players returned positive tests before they left for Africa.
Second-choice goalkeepers Alfred Gomis, Saliou Ciss, Bamba Dieng, Mame Baba Thiam, Pape Matar Sarr and Nampalys Mendy were all left behind.
Seny Dieng, a Queens Park Rangers goalkeeper, is in line to start against Zimbabwe.
The two players are not fully fit.
Nations Cup rules state that countries must play if they have at least 11 players available.
The tournament begins on Sunday with a game between hosts Cameroon and Burkina Faso.
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