CAF Rejects Baba Yara Sports Stadium for 2022 World Cup play-Offs Against Nigeria

The crunch World Cup playoffs between everlasting rivals Ghana and Nigeria scheduled for the Baba Yara Sports activities Stadium has hit a snag after CAF rejected the Baba Yara Stadium.

The Black Stars will welcome the Tremendous Eagles within the first leg of the 2022 World Cup play-offs in March on the Baba Yara Sports activities Stadium in Kumasi however the usual of the stadium has come beneath scrutiny as CAF maintains it lacks the requisite to host the all-important recreation.

Nonetheless, an announcement launched by the Nationwide Sports activities Authority on the unavailability of the Cape Coast Sports activities Stadium to pave method for preparations forward of Ghana’s Independence Day celebrations on March 6 means the sport have to be performed on the Accra Sports activities Stadium, experiences Ghanasoccernet.

Baba Yara Sports activities Stadium will be unable to host the video games per the assertion from CAF.

Beneath is a full assertion from CAF:

“The Fifa World Cup 2022 preliminary competitors rules in its article 21 venues, kick-off occasions and coaching classes stipulates that “The venues of matches shall be set by the host affiliation and/or by the confederation, as relevant, and the matches might solely be performed in stadiums which have been inspected and permitted by the confederation involved. The opponents and the Fifa normal secretariat shall be notified by the host affiliation and/or by the confederation, as relevant, no less than three months earlier than the match in query is because of be performed.”

“twenty fourth of December 2021 was the deadline set by Caf for the collaborating nationwide associations to pick out and talk to Caf their most popular venue for the playoff spherical of the Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022 African qualifiers.

“On the twenty third of December 2021, GFA knowledgeable Caf that Cape Coast Stadium was the venue chosen for the playoff spherical of the Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022 African qualifiers.

“Based mostly on the venue choice obtained from every of the collaborating nationwide affiliation, Caf has well timed concluded the evaluation of the chosen stadium(s) and communicated to Fifa the venue selections for the upcoming Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022 African qualifiers playoff spherical.

“Contemplating that matchday is in lower than 30 days, Caf is just not able to delay any additional the affirmation of the match venue. As you might be conscious, the collection of the venue, respective date, and time of the match, must be set properly prematurely having a direct impression on the preparation of match logistics and operations by all of the involved events.

“Moreover, please word that Kumasi Sports activities Stadium is at the moment non-homologated by Caf to host worldwide matches, because it has been beneath renovations and no Caf inspection was carried out to the stadium to re-assess the extent of stadium compliance.

“Contemplating the above, the request of change of venue is just not accepted, therefore the match Ghana Vs. Nigeria for the playoff spherical of the Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022 African qualifiers must be maintained at Cape Coast Stadium.

“In case your affiliation reiterate the place to vary the venue since there isn’t any different permitted venue in Ghana, your nationwide group shall be requested to play its upcoming Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022 African qualifiers playoff spherical match in an permitted stadium exterior its territory, and the venue have to be chosen from among the many stadiums permitted by CAF.”

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