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Africa-Press<\/a> – Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has granted the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) the green light to host the Warriors\u2019 final 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier (WCQ) against Ethiopia at the National Sports Stadium.<\/p>\n

However, after the dead rubber match set for next month, the National Sports Stadium will be automatically barred from hosting senior teams\u2019 international matches as it does not meet the required standards.<\/p>\n

In a statement this Monday, ZIFA said it has since communicated the latest development to the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC). Said ZIFA:<\/p>\n

The Confederation of African Football has granted Zimbabwe\u2019s National Sports Stadium a one-match approval to host senior teams international matches.<\/p>\n

Thereafter, the stadium will be automatically barred from hosting senior teams\u2019 international matches and other CAF Men\u2019s Inter-Club Competitions until outstanding issues noted in previous inspection reports have been addressed.<\/p>\n

This follows the inspection of the facility by CAF\u2019s Tshegofatso Moiloa on 13 & 14 October. CAF indicated that the Warriors\u2019 home World Cup qualifier against Ethiopia in November will be the last game that we will play at home.<\/p>\n

The National Sports Stadium was initially banned from hosting senior teams\u2019 matches in 2020 but was provisionally cleared later in the same year.<\/p>\n

Since then, CAF has been using reports from inspections conducted by ZIFA to extend the temporary approval.<\/p>\n

ZIFA said areas that need urgent attention include individual seats in the stadium, electronic turnstiles, venue operations centre (VOC), and renovation of the B-Arena.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has granted the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) the green light to host the Warriors\u2019 final 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier (WCQ) against Ethiopia at the National Sports Stadium. 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