Ebola won’t stop Eagles/DRC Leopard friendly ―Minister

May 21, 2018
Leon Usigbe - Abuja

THE reported outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will not stop the scheduled international football friendly between the country’s national team, the Leopards and the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Minister of Youth and Sport, Solomon Dalung, has asserted.


Speaking in Abuja to State House correspondents after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, he assured that members of the visiting team will be screened before departure from their country to be sure that they pose no risk.

He said Congolese delegation will arrive in a chartered flight and will again be screened in Nigeria on their arrival.

The minister said he had interfaced with the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization and they had agreed on the measures to take.

He said: “Nigeria is going to play the friendly with DRC. I have discussed with the Federal Ministry of Health with the World Health Organization. We have reviewed the situation and received adequate information about it.

“So, we have agreed on major approaches. One, the DRC team is coming through a chartered flight and those coming for the match will be using that chartered flight and they would have been screened from the DRC and they will be screened here in Nigeria.

“There is going to be no other person that is going to be admitted using any other means of transportation for the match.

“We also discovered that the Ebola outbreak is limited to a particular place and it has not escalated. So, we wouldn’t want to run the risk of setting a precedent which we will later be a victim.

“Based on that, we only introduced strict policies to ensure that the match takes place and the match will take place.”


The friendly match between the Super Eagles and Leopards has been scheduled to take place at Adokie Amasiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt on May 28.

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Is the match THAT necessary Mr Minister?!

Let's just be careful Mr Red Berret!!

Make una go commission the Ebola Transmission
But just remember that Argentina is one of the best football association of nigeria

Go Ahead Eagles

sneeze

Abeg o.. Keep my boys safe o

Dalung my man

Sometimes I wonder how this man became a minister

This man is stupid indeed

Fu:ck you

George28:
Go Ahead Eagles

Chai!!.. Bet naija don finish u

What do we need to play DR Congo for, just days to the world cup?

Will we learn any intelligent European, or South American tactics from DR Congo? Or are we playing any Central or Southern African team at the world cup?

Is Ebola not enough scare to make some brainless humans put on their thinking caps and be proactive?

Even FIFA and Russia should prohibit the game or ban Nigeria from stepping into Russia after such a game of sweat and body contact.

This game is a useless game that does not contribute any lessons that will be useful in the world cup.

Hmm

Why can't we just play them on ps4?

youngest85:
Make una go commission the Ebola Transmission
But just remember that Argentina is one of the best football association of nigeria

What concerns Argentina with this

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Have he spended the money he got from the federal govt.

Izz ok



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CaptainGOOD:

Chai!!.. Bet naija don finish u

Lmfao

George28:


What concerns Argentina with this

Ask Dalung he will explain better u no de watch news abi?

Ambodejuls:
Uptil tomorrow I still thank God for the way GEJ handled the first Ebola case reported in Nigeria. If na Buhari..

Buhari will still blame GEJ for bringing Ebola to Nigeria in the first place.

Hmmmmm!

Ambodejuls:
Uptil tomorrow I still thank God for the way GEJ handled the first Ebola case reported in Nigeria. If na Buhari..

I fear ooo.

This people that can't contain common lassa fever.

The match with DRC is not a do or die affair. Stay away from Ebola

calberian:
Hmm
Why can't we just play them on ps4?

modaran!!!!......hahahahahaah!!!!

Chai, sport minister wants to commission the transmission of ebola into Nigeria to commission the killings of Nigerians. Abi which kain wahala b ds.

Congolese players to undergo Ebola screening before playing Super Eagles

The Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung, on Monday, said players of the Leopards of the Democratic Republic of Congo would be subjected to thorough screening in their country and in Nigeria ahead of their friendly match with the Super Eagles. This is because of the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in Congo. Dalung disclosed this in an interview with State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja after briefing President Muhammadu Buhari on the nation’s preparedness for the friendly match and World Cup holding in Russia next month.Both teams are scheduled to play a friendly match on Monday, at the Adokie Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt.Dalung explained that the match would not be put off because of the outbreak but stringent precautionary measure would be taken.He said, “Nigeria is going to play the friendly with DRC.
I have discussed with the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation in anticipation.“We have reviewed the situation and received adequate information about it. So we have agreed on major approaches.“One, the DRC team is coming through a chartered flight and those coming for the match will be using that chartered flight and they would have been screened from the DRC and they will be screened here in Nigeria.“No other person is going to be admitted using any other means of transportation for the match.We also discovered that the Ebola outbreak is limited to a particular place and it has not escalated.“So we wouldn’t want to run the risk of setting a precedent which we will later be a victim.Based on that, we only introduced strict policies to ensure that the match takes place and the match will take place.

Source: Punch

This man is mad!!! They should cancel the match, Nigeria should not risk this o. What an insolence. Dalung is maaaaddddddddd

When is d match coming up?

Risking it all!

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