No changes to 2015 Nations Cup, says CAF

The organiser of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations says there are no changes to the dates or schedule despite a request from hosts Morocco to postpone.

Morocco’s government has written to the Confederation of African Football to delay the 17 January to 8 February event because of the Ebola outbreak.

Caf said it will discuss the request at the next meeting of its executive committee on 2 November.

And its president Issa Hayatou will meet Moroccan officials the next day.

More than 4,000 people have died in the Ebola epidemic that broke out in west Africa at the start of the year.

The Morocco health ministry made its plea on Friday in the wake of its decision “to avoid events which involve those countries affected by the Ebola virus”.

On Saturday, Caf responded in a statement that read: “Caf has registered the request and wishes to state that there are no changes of the schedules of its competitions and events.