Why did quarantine rules block his World Cup debut?

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Quarantine rules prevented “Statue Man” from attending DR Congo’s World Cup opening match due to an Ebola-related restriction

Michel Nkuka Mboladinga, known as “Statue Man”, missed DR Congo’s World Cup debut because Ebola-related quarantine rules prevented him from attending the team’s opening match against Portugal. The coverage describes the block as coming from those quarantine restrictions, but it does not specify the exact regulation or the specific requirement that stopped him from entering the venue.
He was barred from the opening match against Portugal
The restriction applied when DR Congo reached their first World Cup in half a century, with Mboladinga unable to attend the opening match against Portugal. Instead of being in the stands for that debut game, he had to watch from afar as the tournament began.
The reason given was Ebola-related quarantine restrictions
The stated cause of the block was quarantine rules linked to Ebola. The information available ties the inability to attend directly to those Ebola-related quarantine restrictions, without naming which part of the rules was enforced against him.
No specific rule details were provided
While the report clearly links the missed appearance to quarantine rules, it does not detail which specific regulation was involved. It does not say whether the issue was travel, entry, venue access, or any other named requirement, only that the quarantine rules prevented attendance.
He returned to watch the next match in person
After being blocked from the opening match, Mboladinga later made it to the World Cup and attended the match against Colombia. Television cameras showed him in the stands, where he resumed his motionless pose as DR Congo lost 1-0.

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