Campbell concernover English soccerEbola virus risk

The match - played in Abidjan in the Ivory Coast on September 6 - featured several squad players who play in the upper divisions of the English professional football leagues.

Sierra Leone is one of several West African nations affected by the current Ebola outbreak.

Mr Campbell asked the UK Sports Helen Grant if her office would seek “discussions with UEFA and FIFA on the Ebola infection risk arising from the decision to stage the Ivory Coast versus Sierra Leone football match”

But she replied that UK-based Premier League players taking part in this fixture took advice from their individual club doctors.

“We understand that none of the players and staff of the Sierra Leone team had entered Sierra Leone in the 21 days up to the fixture as requested by the Ivory Coast and this was viewed to be an effective a quarantine measure,” she said.

“The Department of Health advised that the risk of Ebola infection at a football match is considered low.

“Exit screening measures, including body temperature measurement when leaving affected countries, are in place,” she added.