{"id":36164,"date":"2014-07-31T17:53:20","date_gmt":"2014-07-31T17:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=36164"},"modified":"2014-07-31T17:53:20","modified_gmt":"2014-07-31T17:53:20","slug":"nations-cup-2015-seychelles-forced-to-forfeit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/07\/nations-cup-2015-seychelles-forced-to-forfeit\/","title":{"rendered":"Nations Cup 2015: Seychelles forced to forfeit"},"content":{"rendered":"
Seychelles have cancelled Saturday’s 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sierra Leone because of fears over the Ebola virus.<\/p>\n
It means Seychelles have forfeited the match and consequently their place in the competition.<\/p>\n
Earlier on Thursday it was confirmed to BBC Sport that Sierra Leone were prevented from boarding a plane at Kenya’s Nairobi Airport that would have taken them to Seychelles for the second-leg tie.<\/p>\n
The decision to stop the team travelling was taken by Seychelles immigration authorities, who are concerned about the spread of the deadly virus.<\/p>\n