The national football team of Sierra Leone wants to use Ghana for their home games for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers due to the Ebola outbreak

The Ghana Football Association has received a request from the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) seeking to play their 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying home matches in Accra.

Sierra Leone’s government canceled all football there because of the deadly Ebola virus, which is thought to have killed over 1,000 people in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia, and may have spread to Nigeria. Ghana has not recorded any case of Ebola, all suspected cases proved negative.

The Sierra Leoneans are seeking to play their home qualifying matches in Accra because of the Ebola outbreak in their country.

A statement from the Ghana FA said: “While the GFA is keen on helping out our brothers from Sierra Leone, we are uncertain about the health implications for our country.

“Therefore the GFA has asked the SLFA to ask their government to make a formal request to the government of Ghana for consideration by the Ministry of Health.”

It is based on this report from Ghana’s Ministry of Health that a decision will be taken, the statement added.