DRC suggests behind-closed-doors World Cup warm-up to offset Ebola threat

Key points

• The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are willing to play their pre-World Cup friendly with Chile behind closed doors, their head coach, Sebastien Desabre, says.
• The 49-year-old Frenchman made the offer after the mayor of the Spanish town due to host the match cancelled it on Tuesday over health concerns regarding the Ebola outbreak in the African country.
• “I have signed the decree banning the holding of the June 9 match between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Chile,” said Juan Franco, mayor of La Linea de la Concepcion, which is close to the border with Gibraltar in southern Spain.
• Franco said it was a “precautionary measure” and he was following recommendations by the Andalusia regional government’s health service.
• Desabre, who also spoke on Tuesday on the eve of their friendly with Denmark in Liege, Belgium, said he had not given up hope of the match in Spain going...