NigeriaVsGhana: Moshood Abiola Stadium For W/Cup Playoff

'Dotun Akintomide
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The Moshood Abiola Stadium has been approved by Confederation of African Football (CAF) as the home ground of the Super Eagles during the FIFA World Cup qualification game against Ghana in March.

The qualifier, which is a double fixture, is scheduled to hold between March 21 to March 29, with Ghana hosting the Super Eagles in the first leg before the return leg now scheduled for Abuja.

CAF made this known via a letter sent to the General-Secretary of the Nigerian Football Federation, Sanusi Mohammed, dated, January 3, 2022.

The letter read: “Reference to participation of the national team of Nigeria in the FIFA world cup Qatar 2022 African qualifiers playoff rounds which will take place from March 21 to March 29, 2022, following the stadium assessment and inspection process conducted by CAF, kindly find below the decision on the venue selected by your association.

“Please note that the approved stadium will be set as the venue to host the match Nigeria vs Ghana related to the FIFA world cup Qatar 2022, African qualifiers playoff round.”

CAF also stressed that the stadium must be well-managed according to the requirements of the African football governing body.

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