Frankfurt, Germany—Borussia Dortmund’s coach Jurgen Klopp was caught fully supportive of Morocco’s decision to postpone the African Cup of Nations 2015 due to the ongoing Ebola threat. Klopp said it is “the right decision to do” and that “the decision should be taken seriously.” He even went on to say that he is “very worried” about the CAF’s decision to keep it on schedule.
Klopp was caught saying to various German media outlets the following:
“The fact is, I’m really worried about it.
“If a country [Morocco] believes that it can’t stem the spread, then you have to take it seriously. You can’t just close your eyes and say, ‘we’ll go ahead with hosting the African Cup of Nations’.
“You have to take this seriously and can’t shut your eyes. There will be a lot people from all over Africa in Morocco to watch the games and only a few of them would have undergone the best medical checks.”
Klopp went on further on his analysis and added that “when you see which countries have been affected, then sport is not a topic of discussion.”
“I don’t really understand how Fifa or whoever is responsible for that can assume that of all things the borders in Africa are safe enough that no Ebola-infected person can travel to another country. Even here [in Europe], we aren’t able to do that,” Klopp said.
The Moroccan Times.
