AFCON Qualifiers: CAF Rejects Ghana Home Stadium

CAF has rejected Ghana home stadium for the AFCON qualifiers.

Glamtush reports that Ghana’s Black Stars are likely to play their remaining 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers in Nigeria, according to multiple reports in the West African country.

This online news platform understands that this followed the Confederation of African Football’s rejection of their home venue, the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi.

CAF inspection team had deemed the stadium unsuitable for competitive matches flagging the major structural concerns, including poor drainage, uneven playing surfaces, and uneven grass cover.

With other Ghanaian venues like the Cape Coast and Accra Sports Stadiums also failing to meet CAF’s standards, the country is left without an approved stadium for their forthcoming qualifiers.

CAF has directed Ghana to secure an alternative venue for crucial Matchday for 3 and 4 ties in October outside the country.

The Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, Nigeria, has now  surfaced as the most likely option, given its  propinquity.   This  facility, with a capacity of  30,000,  presently serves as the home ground for Super Eagles.

Other  stadiums under consideration include Côte d’Ivoire’s Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny and Stade de la Paix, Cameroon’s Japoma Stadium in Douala, and the Berkane Municipal Stadium in Morocco.

The Ghana Football Association is expected to announce its final decision within the coming days.