{"id":20348,"date":"2020-03-05T21:36:29","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T19:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=20348"},"modified":"2020-03-05T21:36:29","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T19:36:29","slug":"breaking-caf-reject-zifa-appeal-on-stadium-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/breaking-caf-reject-zifa-appeal-on-stadium-ban","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: CAF reject ZIFA appeal on stadium ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has rejected ZIFA\u2019s appeal against it\u2019s decision to ban all local stadiums from hosting international games.<\/p>\n<p>CAF arrived at the decision to sanction all local stadiums form staging international games citing lack of set international standards, meaning the senior men\u2019s national soccer team, the Warriors, will likely host Algeria in a AFCON 2021 Group H qualifier at a netrual venue outside the country.<\/p>\n<p>The Felton Kamambo-led administration had hoped that the appeal would mean CAF conduct another inspection before the Algeria clash, which has been rejected.<\/p>\n<p>Government had promised football fans that international games will soon be back at home but as things stand, not the mouth-watering Algeria clash.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has rejected ZIFA\u2019s appeal against it\u2019s decision to ban all local stadiums from hosting international games. 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