AFCON 2015: Players, Officials and Visitors to undergo Ebola test

The wild spread of Ebola in some African counties has prompted  the Confederation of African Football  to lay down a law that all participating teams their officials as well as visitors from every country must be tested for Ebola on arrival.


The CAF also mandated all teams must travel through Malabo, Equatorial Guinea’s capital. According to the statement released by CAF, any player or official who show any signs of the contagious virus or who refused to be examined, could be quarantined for up to 21 days.

The worst epidemic of the virus on record has killed more than 8,371 people and infected 21,171 in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, according to World Health Organization figures released on Monday. Guinea are competing at the Nations Cup but the other two countries not.

The Nations Cup kicks off on Saturday, January 17 and ends on February 8.