A pre-World Cup friendly involving the Democratic Republic of Congo has been cancelled by the mayor of the Spanish town hosting the match over health concerns regarding the Ebola outbreak in the African country.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have signed the decree banning the holding of the 9 June match between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Chile<\/a>,\u201d said Juan Franco, mayor of La L\u00ednea de la Concepci\u00f3n in southern Spain.<\/p>\n Franco said it was a precautionary measure and he was following recommendations by the Andalusia regional government\u2019s health service.<\/p>\n The mayor of La L\u00ednea, which has a population of 65,000 and is close to the border with Gibraltar, added that the head of the municipality\u2019s medical service had also advised against holding the match.<\/p>\n \u201cA report by the head of the mayoralty\u2019s health service of La L\u00ednea advised categorically against hosting the match given the health risks which might arise,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The DR Congo \u2013 who have qualified for their first World Cup since they featured in the 1974 edition [as Zaire] \u2013 are scheduled to play a friendly against Denmark in Li\u00e8ge, Belgium, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n