A team of inspectors from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) is expected to be in Nigeria next week to inspect the venues of the four clubs registered for the CAF interclub competitions for the 2024/25 season, Completesports.com reports.
This is contrary to earlier reports in the media that all four teams may play all their continental games at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, because their respective stadia do not meet CAF requirements.
However, the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, debunked the reports on Tuesday during the Annual General Meeting of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), when he disclosed that no stadium has been ruled out yet.
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“It is not true that CAF only approved the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium for all our clubs playing on the continent next season. The CAF team will be in Nigeria next week to inspect all the four stadia registered by our four clubs. It is only after the inspection that we will know which stadium qualifies to host or not,” Gusau stated.
“CAF only barred all stadia in Nigeria, except for the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, from hosting national team matches because they are yet to meet its standards. Most African countries also failed to meet the standard, as some will play in other countries rather than their home countries.”
Nigeria will be represented in the CAF Champions League by league winners Rangers International of Enugu and Remo Stars of Ikenne, while the duo of El-Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri and Enyimba International of Aba will fly Nigeria’s flag in the Confederation Cup.
By Richard Jideaka, Abuja
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“CAF only barred all stadia in Nigeria, except for the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, from hosting national team matches because they are yet to meet its standards. Most African countries also failed to meet the standard, as some will play in other countries rather than their home countries.”
As Football head, you can say this in public ? you should hide your face in shame
Nigeria only have one qualified stadium ? Wow.