{"id":42314,"date":"2024-09-16T22:13:10","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T22:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=42314"},"modified":"2024-09-18T17:50:58","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T17:50:58","slug":"caf-president-descends-angrily-on-ghana-over-baba-yara-stadium-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/caf-president-descends-angrily-on-ghana-over-baba-yara-stadium-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"CAF President descends angrily on Ghana over Baba Yara stadium ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">President of the Confederation of African Football, Patrice Motsepe, has voiced his displeasure at Ghana following the Baba Yara stadium ban.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This development comes as a result of CAF banning the country\u2019s only approved venue, Baba Yara Sports Stadium <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">for<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> continental games due to the poor nature of the pitch for football purposes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"GPL Week Two Roundup : Hearts of Lions beat Hearts of Oak as Vision FC, Medeama SC chalk wins\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/gpl-week-two-roundup-hearts-of-lions-beat-hearts-of-oak-as-vision-fc-medeama-sc-chalk-wins\/\">GPL Week Two Roundup: Hearts of Lions beat Hearts of Oak as Vision FC, Medeama SC chalk wins<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Speaking at a press briefing in Nairobi, Kenya, Motsepe described the situation as frustrating.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cNothing frustrates me more than a national team or club side having to play home matches outside.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> \u201cYou can\u2019t grow football if the national teams or club sides aren\u2019t playing in front of their home fans.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cOur conversations in every country is to make sure there is at least one stadium capable of hosting a CAF category C game,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Nothing frustrates me more than a country that has to play home matches away from home.&quot; &#8211; CAF President <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0bXLniVQUi\">pic.twitter.com\/0bXLniVQUi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sahara Football (@SaharaFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaharaFootball\/status\/1836311293273252215?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"Legon Cities\u2019 Frank Akoto disappointed with Medeama SC lose\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/legon-cities-frank-akoto-disappointed-with-medeama-sc-lose\/\">Legon Cities\u2019 Frank Akoto disappointed with Medeama SC lose<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ghana <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">is billed<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> to play Sudan in its third game of the AFCON qualifying series <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">with<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Togo, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, and<\/span> <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Nigeria scouted as possible destinations. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President of the Confederation of African Football, Patrice Motsepe, has voiced his displeasure at Ghana following the Baba Yara stadium ban.\u00a0 &nbsp; This development comes as a result of CAF banning the country\u2019s only approved venue, Baba Yara Sports Stadium for continental games due to the poor nature of the pitch for football purposes. 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