They either do or they live somewhere where others have it. Either way, I don't think they'll be thinking about football. The spread has slowed down rapidly in recent weeks and is pretty much contained. Still work to do, but I doubt very much anyone going to ACN will get it. It's mostly media scare stories. It's quite difficult to catch, so it's not like it would spread rapidly anyway. More chance of dying from cancer, heart attack, etc. There are other disease in African countries that are more dangerous, spread more easily and kill more people, so why aren't these being mention? Answer - because the vast majority just listen to the press, and we all know (or should know) what nonsense they talk. Next year they'll start focusing on a new disease and people will forget about Ebola and start worrying about whatever the press decide to put on the front pages every day. Around 8,000 a year die in UK from flu. I suppose teams should boycott the UK just in case they catch flu and die. You have more chance of dying of flu in UK than of dying of Ebola in Africa.
...and since WW2 we've skulked around right 'behind' them spitting at the world. We may be culpable as part-architects of this hell hole but irrespective of this, we can't glibly ignore the consequence of our influence, direct or other-wise, and pass them on with oblivious 'if I don't see it, it doesn't exist', smiles. This place exists unreported in our world and because of this anonymity it has endured. But now the slave trade masters have arrogantly decided to open their doors, and country, to host an event with world-wide interest. It follows therefore, that there will be world-wide scrutiny. There will be a curious interest in this, little, unknown, country. Natural inquisitiveness of people will provoke a chain reaction of simple questions which may well eventually become informed outrage. To start it off, as an example. Here's one benign, apolitical question, which organically runs to the next. Q) How can a country with 2 (two) football stadia host the African Cup of Nations? Q) How was a country with 2 (two) football stadia chosen to host the African Cup of Nations? Simple questions that lead to more simple questions.....then more........and more...........
The risk is near zero. We all takes risks every day. You have more chance of being killed in a car accident than of getting Ebola, but I bet you still go out every day and take the risk. Life is full of risks. They are mostly very small, so we basically ignore them. I bet more people get killed on the roads than get Ebola at ACN. So let's ban all football because people have to travel to matches and it's too risky. It's a fact that if football was banned lives would be saved because some get killed on their way to or from matches. But that's life. We accept the risk. You just don't understand risk. Suggest you read up on it and don't believe what you read in the papers.
