CAF approves seven stadia for inter club competitions in Nigeria
Confederation of African Football CAF has approved Godswill Akpabio Stadium (Nest of Champions) and six others match venues for Africa’s Inter-club competitions, Felele247.com understands.
Clubs like Plateau United, Remo Stars and Kwara United will have quickly look for a stadium to execute as their various home ground could meet CAF club licencing criteria.
This is due to sub standard facilities around and inside these stadia, for example Plateau United play their home ground in a yet to be completed stadium which has been under construction for the 30 years
Other approved stadia are, Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium (Edo State) which has VAR, Mobolaji Johnson Stadium(Lagos), Enyimba International Stadium (Aba), Stephen Keshi Stadium (Asaba), MKO Stadium (Abuja) and Adokie Amasiamaka Stadium (PH).
This is the more reason why the Nigerian Professional Football League management known as the League Management Company has often times banish teams from their home ground to playing in another state with better playing turfs.
However, as a result of this sickness bedeviling Nigerian Football, the Confederation of African Football has approved seven stadiums in Nigeria to host CAF Inter club competitions and they include the following:
As a result of this arrangement by CAF, it now looks certain that of the four clubs representing Nigeria in this year’s CAF inter club competition, only Rivers United FC of Port Harcourt, may likely continue to make use of their home ground.
The other three clubs including Plateau United, Remo Stars and Kwara United who’s stadiums have not met CAF requirements may likely play their home game away from home.
And it has been speculated that Remo Stars FC of Ikenne may likely make use of the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Lagos, While Fidelis Ilechukwu led side Plateau Utd and Kwara Utd may likely make use of the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja.
This may in turn likely affect these clubs due to the importance of your home support and how it’s always integral to teams. But on the other hand it therefore highlights more reasons why
we’ve got to improve our stadiums and for the NFF to see how they could put an end to this menace by building top notch sport facilities.
