Congo’s soccer team have been told to isolate for 21 days or risk being denied entry to the US for this summer’s World Cup amid an Ebola virus outbreak in the country.
Andrew Giuliani, the executive director of the White House Task Force for the World Cup, revealed to ESPN on Friday that the US has told FIFA, the Congolese national team and its government that any members of the squad must maintain a bubble in Belgium, where they are currently training ahead of two warmup games.
Congo were recently forced to cancel a pre-World Cup training camp in their capital city, Kinshasa, weeks before they are due to travel to the US due to the Ebola outbreak.
The virus has broken out in the eastern region of the African country, with 600 suspected cases and 139 deaths in DR Congo reported.
‘We’ve been very clear to Congo that they should maintain the integrity of their bubble for 21 days before they can then come to Houston on June 11th,’ Giuliani said.Â
‘We’ve made it very clear to the Congo government as well, that they need to maintain that bubble or they risk not being able to travel to the United States. We cannot be any clearer.’
More to follow.
White House World Cup boss Andrew Giuliani has told Congo to isolate before arriving in the US for this summer’s tournament
