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CAF to move Ghana vs Nigeria World Cup qualifier from Cape Coast?

By Vincent Ashitey
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According to reports, the Confederation of African Football is considering moving the Black Stars of Ghana's first leg of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Nigeria to a neutral venue which is Benin.

This is as a result of the bad state of the Cape Coast Stadium.

The crucial game has been scheduled to be staged at the Cape Coast Stadium in the Central Region of Ghana but the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) last week filed a petition to FIFA to complain about the poor state of the pitch.

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The petition was attached with pictures of the pitch at the Cape Coast Stadium following the celebration of Ghana's 65th Independence on March 6.

With FIFA now concerned with the poor state of the pitch, the world football governing body is considering asking Ghana to move the first leg of the Nigeria tie to Benin.

Before that decision will be taken, CAF officials arrived in Ghana on Sunday and inspected the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi, the officials will later today inspect the Cape Coast Stadium.

The report by the officials after the inspection will determine the final decision.