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Eddie Chikamhi Senior Sports Reporter
THE Confederation of African Football have sent their representative to Zimbabwe to conduct an inspection at the National Sports Stadium for the Warriors’ final home match in the 2022 FIFA World Cup match against Ethiopia.
The assessment takes place today and tomorrow.
The match, however, has since been reduced to a dead rubber after the two teams were eliminated in the Group G race, with two rounds of play remaining.
“CAF stadium inspector, Tshegofatso Moiloa will inspect NSS on 13 & 14 October in respect of the remaining World Cup qualifiers. The current status of the stadium will determine its suitability to host our World Cup qualifier vs Ethiopia in November,” said ZIFA in a statement.
The Warriors are set to travel to South Africa tentatively on November 11, before returning home for the final match against Ethiopia three days later.
The National Sports Stadium is currently banned by FIFA to host international matches after it failed to meet minimum requirements.
However, Zimbabwe were granted temporary approval to play the World Cup games on home soil in the wake of the Covid-19 disruptions.
Still there hasn’t been much improvement at the venue and there is a possibility the game could be shifted to a neutral venue when CAF make their decision after the ongoing inspections.
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