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Lagos rejects AFCON match for fear of Ebola
For fear of the Ebola Virus Disease, the Lagos State Government has turned down a request by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to host the African Nations Cup qualifier between Sierra Leone and African champions Cote d’Ivoire slated for Sunday
The state ministry of health had granted clearance to the NFF for the game to be played at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos, but the africanFootball.com quoted a state official as saying that “Lagos government is not comfortable for the match to be played in Lagos. The government doesn’t want to take risks. The officials argued that they have lost a lot of money and top personalities on account of the Ebola scourge.
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“So, Lagos will not stage the match between Sierra Leone and Cote d’Ivoire.”
NFF had agreed to stage the match after the Sierra Leoneans were banned from hosting international matches because of the Ebola scourge.
There are now strong indications the match will now be played in Port Harcourt after the NFF opened discussions with the Rivers State Government.
“They have opened talks with the Rivers State Government for the match to now be played in Port Harcourt,” an official said.
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