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DRC cancel World Cup training camp and fan event due to Ebola outbreak

Friendlies against Denmark and Chile still going ahead Team staff who are based in DRC ‘leaving in next hours’ The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have cancelled their three-day World Cup preparation training camp and a planned farewell to fans in the capital, Kinshasa, because of an outbreak of Ebola in the east of the country. Preparations will take place elsewhere after an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola known as Bundibugyo, which is thought to have killed more than 130 people an...

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DR Congo cancel World Cup training camp amid Ebola fears

DR Congo have cancelled a planned three-day World Cup training camp and farewell event in Kinshasa due to an Ebola outbreak in the eastern part of the country. The post DR Congo cancel World Cup training camp amid Ebola fears appeared first on Vanguard News.

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Congo cancel World Cup training camp and fan farewell in Kinshasa over Ebola fears - Africa - Sports  Ahram Online