Zambia to host Ghana versus Malawi clash after stadium worries
Posted On Friday, 14th September 2012
Black Stars are uncertain where they will play Malawi in the return leg
Malawi are likely to play Ghana in Zambia if they fail to get their two stadiums fit to host the return leg of their 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
This will hand the Black Stars a huge advantage as it will deny the home side of their teeming fans to support their team.
The Malawi government closed Kamuzu stadium in Blantyre after engineers established that some of the stands have developed dangerous cracks.
Government said in case Kamuzu Stadium will not be certified fit to host the match, they will close Civo Stadium in Lilongwe for rehabilitation to meet Fifa standards for the match.
But with just four weeks to the return leg to be played on 14 October it is unlikely that the Civo Stadium could be whipped into shape to host the game.
If that is the case, Malawi would have to play Ghana at a neutral ground with Zambia their preferred venue.
Fifa have recommended in recent years that the Kamuzu stadium’s capacity is trimmed from 60,000 to just over 32,000.
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is a gud news
lets hope 4dat
I knew that this game is likely to be played in ZAMBIA.
Zambia is the second home for our Malawian brothers buts not to the juju stars. infact there are about 1 million people of Malawian origin living in Zambia.Besides Zambians and Malawians are one people. Therefore ndola stadium will be the slaughter ground for the juju stars. WELCOME Malawi u have our support and the whole stadium will be filled to capacity to support u. go, go, Flames!
Malawi can never survive the Stars even if they borrow players from Zambia.
exactly! You can put 22 players on the pitch. Zambia and Malawi’s team and our 11 will beat them.
@ Ghanaman Zambia beat you twice with 11 Zambian players, what are you talking about, just shut up and concetrate on the game with Malawi
This is indeed good news…Malawi u know dat de whole SADC region is behind u…bring dem to Ndola
Oh Ghanaians, when will you think a little deep to also secure your intetest and fight for the damn right. Anyone who calk this good news forget that, it certainly give Zambia advantage to fully spy on us. I’m sorry to say our leaders have myopic mind and does not broaden their thought.
If any neutral it has to be somewhere not close to our world cup foe and gfa must protest anything to be played in Zambia.
My brother. How can you criticize someone with this poor English?
Watataman you are right. The Ghana FA will be foolish, unwise and incompetent to allow the game to be played in Zambia. The Ghana FA must fight with its last breath to make sure if the game is to be played on neutral ground it opts for South Africa which is not a stake holder in this contest and not in Zambia. On no grounds should the Black Stars play in Zambia of their own free will. If the CAF or FIFA mandates it then the FA has no choice. If there is a choice it (the FA) must chose South Africa. They just hosted the World Cup and they have the best facilities on the African continent period, I rest my case!
Zambia and Ghana are in a death struggle to qualify for Brazil and it will be in Zambia’s self interest to want to host a game involving the Black Stars. I am sure Mr Nantakyi and his Association members will do everything to protect the interests of the Black Stars. Zambia is more of a threat to Ghana’s chances of qualifying for the World Cup in Brazil than Malawi is to Ghana’s chances of making AFCON 2013.
Good point. Why not CAF/FIFA choose a place by themselves? Ghana should only accept a different place apart Zambia.
Zambia would help them to bribe a referee.
Ndolaman….. i can confidently say that you ll watched the afcon on dstv because the cranessssssssssssssssssss of Uganda will murder your bunch of amateurs with more goals says in namboole!!! If Zambia qualifies to this showpiece i ll personally render an apology to u….. a see highly motivated cranes coming to defend the cup for u and we all know that Zambia has being weighed,measured and found out that they are not worthy to be afcon champions and i see Uganda defending your destiny cup for u!!!!! Viva the revolutioncion!!!! U ll cry and cursed katongo that day
This is a curse in disguise! No way, not Zambia.
Come on, y the negativity brother Blow?
wata man u ar rite. It’ll b stupid on our part as gh(motherlanders) 2 play dis game in zambia. It shd b nigeria or south africa not zambia. Any way those 2 countries (zambia n malawi) oli result 2 wicked play n refree help. We’ll beat dem even if dey choose satan’s bedroom .
Bros even if the match is played in dafur,they will still send spies so please come again mr watataman or whateva u call urself i know u r a zambian.This ur suggestion wont wash tink outside the box
@ blow. This is not Zambia like Zambia is some football superpower!!!! Zambia is simply a minnow and very amateurish like Uganda and the name Zambia doesn’t scared nobody in African football!(! Everybody knows that the afcon tag is fluke and it ll take a miracle to convinced any African about that!!( ur performance as champions leaves much to be desired and the ugandans ll expose u big time!! The cranes have learnt their lesson from last years edition when they drew with Kenya hereby denying them afcon opportunity but i can confidently said that u have shot yourself in the foot and comes oct 13, the cranes will be representing u in south africa!!! Welcome to namboole!!!
Come on Ghana n Malawi…come battle it out in ZED,i personnally want to watch your match n may de best team wn.
Whtever!!!
Whtever!!! The stars will shine
Zambia and Malawi will soon get an education as to how not to mess with the black star of Africa. They should talk to South Africa for advice. They tried to rubb shoulders with us. We broke their back in 2005 and they never recovered.
Ghanians ,talking too much will not make you a great footballing nation.you have even forgotten how it feels when you win a cup.As a result your mouths have remained wide open trying to defend what you don’t have..watch out for the flies..
Its seems the mood has gotten back in ghana after the liberia lose bt dont get carried away coz wen tp mazembe win we are getting back at u lossers
even if the match is played in the presidents house we the stars wil win
THIS ZAMBIANS AND MALAWIANS BRAGS TOO MUCH AND MIND YOU WE GH PPL DON’T TALK TOO MUCH BUT BELIEVE IN ACTION WAIT TILL THAT DAY AND YOU ALL MAKING NOISE SHALL HAVE A BAD DAY.