Ebola: Nigeria, DR Congo friendly not under threat – NFF
Nigeria’s friendly match against the DR Congo is not under threat in spite of the Ebola outbreak in the country, the Nigeria Football Federation’s (NFF) 1st VicePresident, Seyi Akinwumi has said. Akinwumi said in an interview yesterday in Lagos that necessary precautionary measures had been put in place to forestall transmission of the deadly disease into Nigeria. The football governing body had lined up some friendly matches as build up to the Super Eagles participation in the Russia 2018 World Cup.
In the friendly matches, the Super Eagles are expected to play DR Congo on May 28, in Port Harcourt before the warm-up game against the Three Lions of England on June 2 at Wembley Stadium.
Before the DR Congo match, the threetime African champions had defeated the national team of Argentina 4-2 in the battle of Krasnodar, Russia, then beat Poland 1-0 at the Municipal Stadium, Wrockaw, Poland.
The Gernot Rohr boys however lost to the national team of Serbia 0-2 at the Hive Stadium, England.
The third friendly match for the Eagles against the Diables Rouges (Red Devils) of Congo has been a speculation for cancellation due to the deadly Ebola disease outbreak in the country.
The fears of many football enthusiasts was however allayed by NFF as Akinwumi said there was no need to panic over the friendly match saying that adequate measure had been put in place to forestall transmission of the disease into Nigeria. (NAN)