HARARE – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has turned down the request by the Zimbabwe Football Association to have 5000 fans for the World Cup qualifying match against Ghana next month.
This is the second time that CAF has turned down a request by ZIFA having refused the ZIFA request to have fans for the match against South Africa on September 3 citing lack of some requirements at the National Sports stadium.
CAF have maintained that the National Sports stadium is on a temporary homologation as it does not fully meet the minimum standards that allows for the fans to be inside the stadium.
“The Confederation of African Football has once again turned down our request to allow a limited number of supporters into the stadium for our FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifier against Ghana,” ZIFA spokesperson Xolisani Gwesela said in a statement.
“CAF indicated that its decision was based on the review of Zimbabwe’s compliance to expected stadium requirements, safety and security as well as medical issues at the National Sports Stadium.”
The ZIFA spokesperson urged the government to take the issue of renovations at the National Sports stadium seriously as the nation is in danger of hosting some of its home matches outside the country if the flagged areas at the stadium are not addressed.
