Event Notes: Ebola Threatens Staging Of Africa Cup Of Nations

Officials will "decide next month whether to postpone the Africa Cup of Nations because of the spread of ebola." The Ministry of Youth & Sport in Morocco, the host nation, has "requested that the tournament is delayed a month" until February. The Confederation of African Football has "hinted strongly that the tournament will go ahead as planned, saying it has not previously changed the dates." It will make a decision "in a fortnight" (LONDON TIMES, 10/15). ... Scottish national football team fans known as the Tartan Army "expressed their outrage over the pricing structures announced for the upcoming games" against Ireland and England, with the cost "slammed as 'ridiculous.'" The "cheapest adult ticket for the game against the Auld Enemy" is a "staggering" £55 ($88) including fees, with the "dearest" £65 ($104) (Scotland DAILY RECORD, 10/14).