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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Qatar, the official host has said only vaccinated fans will be allowed to attend the 2022 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n

The Qatar Prime Minister, Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz al-Thani said those without vaccinations will be denied entry into the stadiums.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy the time of the World Cup, most countries in the world would have vaccinated their citizens.<\/p>\n

\u201cDue to the possibility that some countries will not be able to vaccinate all their citizens, Qatar will deny entry to stadiums to fans who do not have full vaccination protection against COVID-19,\u201d Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz al-Thani said.<\/p>\n

Why Super Eagles cannot play in World Cup semi-final \u2013 Rohr<\/p>\n

The 2022 World Cup is scheduled to start on Nov. 21.<\/p>\n

The Prime minister said Qatar is negotiating with a company to provide one million doses of COVID-19 vaccine for the immunisation of those coming to Qatar for the World Cup, NAN reports.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur primary goal in vaccinating is to protect the public health of citizens and residents,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

World football governing body, FIFA and Qatar World Cup organisers are yet to respond to statement from the Prime Minister on this development.<\/p>\n

2022 World Cup qualifying matches round-up from Wednesday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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