The African soccer confederation says it has ended a ban on Guinea hosting international matches after the country was declared free of Ebola.
Health concerns forced Guinea to play its first home qualifying match for the 2018 World Cup in Morocco.
CAF wrote to Guinea’s soccer federation on Monday lifting a ban which was imposed in August 2014 and applied to national and club teams. CAF says it acted after the World Health Organization confirmed last week that Guinea was clear of the Ebola virus.
Last November, Guinea beat Namibia 2-0 in Casablanca to advance 3-0 on aggregate to the final group stage in African qualifying.
Guinea resumes qualifying in October in one of five four-team groups which are scheduled to be drawn in June.
A letter signed by the General Secretary of the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), Hicham El Amrani addressed to the president of the Guinean Football Federation, Salifou Camara, on Monday 4 January 2016, informed him of the lifting of the ban that prevented the member association from hosting international matches on its territory due to the outbreak of the Ebola virus.
“CAF has learned with joy and relief the announcement by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 29 December 2015, officially confirming that Guinea is now declared Ebola free.
CAF thereby confirms lifting the ban on the organization of continental matches in Guinea, and for all competitions organized by CAF,” the letter said.
The ban had been in effect since August 2014.
Ebola-Free Guinea Cleared For International Soccer Matches
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