CAF approves match venue for Malawi-Ghana clash

Posted On Friday, 12th October 2012

Malawi Sports Minister Enock Chihana addressing the players during trainig at CIVO stadium.

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has certified Civo Stadium fit to host Saturday’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Malawi and Ghana.

Caf’s Chief Security Officer Musonye granted the go-ahead on the afternoon of Thursday, after inspecting the 25,000 capacity stadium in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe.

Present during the inspection were central region based Football Association of Malawi officials and stadium authorities, who were all smiles after the Caf official indicated the stadium was in good condition to host the high profile match.

“This is a great relief to us. We could have been caught up in a big fix had the Confederation declared the stadium unfit. But we knew all was well basing on the improvements that have been made on the stadium,” said one of the Fam officials present.

Apart from the problems that led to the closure of Kamuzu Stadum in Blantyre, there have equally been some concerns on condition of Civo Stadium, more especially on the security of players and match officials as they move in between the dressing room and the field of
play.

However, after closing Kamuzu Stadium government has addressed the issue of security by covering the passage used by players and officials when entering the field from the dressing rooms.

The sanitation system at the stadium has also been improved and the playing turf is all covered by green grass.

Meanwhile, the Black Stars arrives at Kamuzu International Airport, seating on a 2-0 cushion from their first leg home win.

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READERS COMMENTS

Abis Kola says:

October 12, 2012 at 7:21 pm

we will beat them tomorrow by 2 goals to nil. wait and see……………

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George Glingson says:

October 12, 2012 at 10:26 pm

Christian Atsu will surely do it again. We will beat malawi not less than 3 goals to nill. Trust me

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SOLAR says:

October 13, 2012 at 12:12 am

TO KNOW WHAT THE ZAMBIANS ARE SAYING ABOUT GHANA, LOG ON TO http://www.zambianfootball.co.zm

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- kantoose says:
  
  October 13, 2012 at 5:32 am
  
  why will any Ghanaian want to know what a zambian is saying about football? When it comes to football is zambia a powerhouse? senseless post.
  
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red says:

October 13, 2012 at 6:57 am

WHAT TIME IS THE MATCH PLSSSSS

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Paul says:

October 13, 2012 at 7:17 am

Kick off is 12:30 GMT

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MASTER G. says:

October 13, 2012 at 9:53 am

@KANTOOSE, WHY WONT GHANAIANS WANT TO KNOW EVERYTHING PERTINENT TO FOOTBALL ABOUT ZAMBIANS, WHEN THEY SUDANLY BECAME THORN UNDER OUR FLESH. I BEG KANTOOSE NEXT TIME TRY TO WIDEN YOUR SCOPE OF THINKING, SENSELESS.

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city says:

October 13, 2012 at 11:05 am

Starting line up…..

Adam, Paintsil, afful, boye, vorsah, annan, afriyie, rabiu, atsu,dede and asamoah gyan

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zambia is a shit hole! says:

October 13, 2012 at 11:14 am

We dnt hv tym to visit a zambian site dey know nothn in football dey r learn from ghana,spyn on our website n hirin our assistant coach……

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Olga says:

October 22, 2012 at 7:30 am

Mira, yo no soy nada decoradora, se me da fatal, pero me enancta verlo. Ya eche1bamos en falta un post eh!Por cierto, gracias por los comentarios…Ahora ya este1n todas las fotos, por si quieres verlas. Y respecto a la entrevista… enanctaaaada!! Y no hay problema por el ingle9s!! No sabes la ilusif3n que me ha hecho!!

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