The Moroccan government wants the African Cup of Nations billed to be staged in the North African Country from January 17 - February 8, 2015 to be shifted to a later date.<br /><br />The authorities have written to Confederation of African Football ( CAF) to postpone the tourney, citing the outbreak of Ebola in a number of African countries, notably Liberia, <span style="" class="notranslate">Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Guinea.<br /><br />The organizers have pointed out that it is necessary to avoid crowds as spectators might be potentially infected with the virus.<br /><br />CAF President&nbsp; </span>Issa Hayatou will hold talks with a delegation from Morocco next week to examine the likelihood of delaying the start of the competition.<br /><br />At least 4,000 people have died of Ebola since the current outbreak, including eight from Nigeria.<br /> <div style="position: absolute; top: -1999px; left: -1988px;" id="stcpDiv">Moroccan "official delegation" should meet next week President Issa Hayatou - See more at: http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&amp;hl=en&amp;prev=/search%3Fq%3Dfootafrica.com%26biw%3D1024%26bih%3D608&amp;rurl=translate.google.com.ng&amp;sl=fr&amp;u=http://www.footafrica365.fr/infos-pays/maroc/article_693468_can-2015-ebola-CAN-2015-Le-Maroc-demande-un-report.shtml&amp;usg=ALkJrhitLn-pZ7GCuBl5SbKddmBhqrZIbg#sthash.9vz7bzLM.dpuf</div><br /><br />