体坛英语资讯：AFCON qualifier between South Sudan, Uganda canceled over coronavirus fears
<p><span word="JUBA">JUBA</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 13-- <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 2021 <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> (<span word="AFCON">AFCON</span>) <span word="qualifier">qualifier</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Uganda">Uganda</span>, <span word="slated">slated</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="March">March</span> 30 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span>, <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="canceled">canceled</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Coronavirus">Coronavirus</span> <span word="fears">fears</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="governing">governing</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="South">South</span> <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="Uganda">Uganda</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AFCON">AFCON</span> <span word="tier">tier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Nyayo">Nyayo</span> <span word="Stadium">Stadium</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="stadium">stadium</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="renovation">renovation</span>.</p><p><span word="Francis">Francis</span> <span word="Amin">Amin</span>, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> (<span word="SSFA">SSFA</span>) <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="canceled">canceled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="encounter">encounter</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Coronavirus">Coronavirus</span> (<span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19).</p><p>"<span word="Yesterday">Yesterday</span> (<span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>) <span word="we">we</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="canceled">canceled</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>," <span word="Amin">Amin</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Sudanese">Sudanese</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="Amin">Amin</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="doubts">doubts</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ugandan">Ugandan</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="Kampala">Kampala</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="tightened">tightened</span> <span word="entry">entry</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>-<span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p><span word="South">South</span> <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p><span word="Amin">Amin</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="over">over</span> 10 <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Sudanese">Sudanese</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="counterparts">counterparts</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Uganda">Uganda</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span> <span word="respectively">respectively</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Uganda">Uganda</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="quarantined">quarantined</span> <span word="for">for</span> 14 <span word="days">days</span>," <span word="Amin">Amin</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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