Morocco has denied that it had withdrawn hosting
of the 2015 AFCON.
The North African country however insists that they
still want the
tournament postponed, forcing a conflict with
organisers.
The Confederation of African Football has
maintained its stance that the
tournament, to be held between January 17 and
February 8, must go
ahead as planned.
The ebola virus has claimed more than 4,000 lives
since the start of the
year, and with around a million spectators expected
to travel to watch
the tournament, Morocco sports minister Mohamed
Ouzzine reiterated
the country’s desire to for a postponement.
“Our concern is the health of Africa, and based on
WHO [World Health
Organisation] reports and guidelines, we have to
listen,” he said.
“Zero safety does not exist, but one has to take the
necessary precautions
so that the coming tournament will be a football
feast, bringing together
our African brothers, but given the current ebola
situation we don’t think
such a feast can take place as expected.
“I don’t think there is any state or any country that
has the necessary
capabilities to monitor, check and control the
current ebola situation
when faced with these numbers. This is our real
problem. We don’t have
a problem with visiting teams, we have a problem
with visitors.”
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