Nigeria has been given the all clear to host AFCON
qualifying matches which begin next month after the
Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) instructed
Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia to find neutral
grounds for their matches.
Africa’s football governing body, in a statement,
added that there is no ban on travel to and from the
Ebola virus-affected countries, hence all planned
qualification matches would go ahead.
The body said it affirmed the position following
advice from the World Health Organisation; which
provided guidance on attitudes the continental soccer
governing body would observe in the management of
CAF competitions scheduled to take place in
countries affected by the epidemic, namely Guinea,
Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria.
In the circular, the Secretary General of CAF, Hicham
El Amrani, called on member associations to relay
accurate information about the mode of transmission
of Ebola, its symptoms, and precautions persons
needed to take against the disease. CAF also advised
member associations to undertake Ebola screening
protocols at departure and arrival points and directed
Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone to organize their
Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches on neutral
territory based on recommendations by the WHO.
There have been huge concerns raised by some
countries that are set to face the affected countries
in the AFCON qualifying phase. This has led to
Rwanda being replaced with Congo after it showed
signs of abandoning its match with the Super Eagles.
Just last week, Lesotho, who was supposed to tackle
Nigeria’s flying Eagles in an AYC qualification match in
Kaduna, failed to turn up for the match.

This is the kind of news our rivals hate to hear. Too bad for Rwanda. Though I heard they were suspended.

As deadly ar aids, people are still indulging in unprotected sex. But they are now running away from competition because of ebola. Ebola is really elder brother to Aids.