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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has rejected a request from the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to name a new venue for their 2022 FIFA World Cup playoff against Nigeria next month.<\/p>\n

The GFA is seeking to move the first leg of the tie from the Cape Coast Stadium to the Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi.<\/p>\n

The Cape Coast Stadium is billed to host the country\u2019s Independence Day celebration on March 6.<\/p>\n

CAF has turned down the request, stating that it fell outside the time allowed for such.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe FIFA World Cup 2022 preliminary competition regulations in its article 21 venues, kick-off times and training sessions stipulate that \u201cThe venues of matches shall be set by the host association and\/or by the confederation, as applicable, and the matches may only be played in stadiums that have been inspected and approved by the confederation concerned.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe opponents and the FIFA general secretariat shall be notified by the host association and\/or by the confederation, as applicable, at least three months before the match in question is due to be played,\u201d a statement from CAF read.<\/p>\n

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