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Liberian team arrives in Gambia after Ebola ban lifted

Xinhua, February 13, 2015 Adjust font size:

Barak Young Controllers FC of Liberia has finally arrived in Banjul International Airport on Thursday for their CAF Champions league preliminaries round in Gambia.

They were airlifted by the Royal Air Morocco through Casablanca where they have transited with a night stop before they could proceed to Banjul.

They will play against their Gambian counterparts Real De Banjul, the 2014 league champion of the Gambia on Saturday.

The team should have arrived in Banjul on Wednesday but their trip hit hurdles after Royal Air Morocco declined to fly the team citing restrictions, but once information on the lifting of the restrictions was transmitted to Monrovia, the coast was clear for the team to fly to Banjul, according to the officials.

Barrack Young Controllers planned to play both their CAF Champions league matches against Real de Banjul in Gambia and requested a venue from the Gambia FootBall Federation to play all their matches in Gambia, which drew a huge debate in Gambia.

Gambia closed its borders for people from the Ebola hit countries and have also banned airlines for picking passengers from countries hit by Ebola. Endi