Ebola fear may see Toga game moved

The Togo Football Federation admit they are "scared" of the Ebola virus and want their African Cup of Nations game moved away from Guinea after more than 300 people have died from the outbreak in the country, reports the BBC.

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The first-round qualifying match is due to be played on Sep. 5 or 6, and though the scheduling responsibility lies with the Confederation of African Football (CAF), the national squad may be prevented from travelling to Guinea by the Togolese government.

Guinea -- the origin of the Ebola outbreak last December -- closed its borders with Sierra Leone and Liberia on Saturday in a bid to halt the rapid spread of the virus.

"We are scared by the situation prevailing in that zone," the Togo Football Federation (TFF) said.

Togo stressed it would not "put in danger" the lives of its players and officials and said some of the squad members had already expressed fears over going to Guinea. The CAF is yet to rule on requests from Togo and Sierra Leone to move qualifying games away from Ebola-affected areas.

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Friday that the spread of the virus was a global health emergency, and their directives on travelling would suggest that the match may be moved or postponed.

Countries w/ #Ebola transmissions: No intl travel of #Ebola contacts, cases unless the travel is part of an appropriate medical evacuation

- WHO (@WHO) August 8, 2014

The Sierra Leone Football Association has already stated it will not host any football matches until further notice due to Ebola.

The outbreak has already caused problems in the tournament, with the Seychelles Football Federation forced to forfeit their game against Sierra Leone after the Seychelles authorities refused to admit the Sierra Leone squad to the country due to fears over the virus.

Sierra Leone will play Ivory Coast, Cameroon and Congo in their qualifying section, while Togo face are up against Ghana, Uganda and Guinea.

The WHO has confirmed that as of Aug. 4 2014, there have been have reported 1,711 reported cases of Ebola, including 932 deaths.

Information from the Associated Press was used in this article.