EBOLA and AFCON 2015: -Ebola-ravaged Guinea qualify, Nigeria out. **************************************************************** Wow, Ebola or not, these guys are the real deal.-(GUINEA). What a CELEBRATION. Nations Cup organisers CAF forced Guinea to play their home matches in Morocco, who ironically were last week stripped of the 2015 staging rights after insisting on a postponement because of fears of the spread of the virus. As a consequence Guinea on Wednesday faced Uganda in the Moroccan port city of Casablanca, winning 2-0. Despite beating Sierra Leone 3-1 in a Group D, African Cup of Nations qualifier match at the Stade Tata Raphaël on Wednesday, DR Congo failed to qualify for the tournament proper. Ebola-ravaged Guinea joined Ivory Coast, Mali, and Ghana in qualifying for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday but defending champions Nigeria crashed out. As qualifying concluded the Nigerians were held to a 2-2 draw by already qualified South Africa on home turf in Uyo to finish out of contention in third in Group A.
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 15:51:25 +0000