Seychelles forfeited an African Cup qualifying game and withdrew from the competition Thursday rather than allow Sierra Leone's soccer team to travel to the Indian Ocean island because of fears over the deadly Ebola virus. [...] Sierra Leone players and officials were earlier barred from boarding a plane in Nairobi, Kenya, that was to take them to the Seychelles capital of Victoria for Saturday's game. The Liberian group also asked FIFA to reschedule visits by top officials, including one by President Sepp Blatter, that were planned for August and September.