Lesotho said on Friday they have pulled out of this weekend's final 2015
African Youth Championship qualifier against Nigeria because of
concerns about an outbreak of Ebola in the country.
"We have
contacted the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and copied the
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) that we will not be coming for this
game," said Lesotho Football Federation official Limtho Mokhethi.
The
Senegalese officials appointed for the under-20 game have already
arrived in the northern Nigeria city of Kaduna, where the match was to
have been played.
African football's governing body CAFwill now have
to decide on the overall winners of the final qualifier, as a second leg
in Lesotho is not expected to take place.
The 2015 African Youth Championship will be played in Senegal from March 8.
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