Izuchukwu Okosi
NIGERIA’S penultimate 2022 World Cup qualifier against Liberia in the second round stages to be played on November 13 is expected to be played in the Morrocan city of Tangier after the Royal Morocco Football Federation granted the request of their Liberian counterparts to host the Nigerian side.
The Sam Konyon stadium in Morocco did not make the cut for the qualifier as the Confederation of African Football (CAF) failed to approve it after inspection team of the body visited the facilities two weeks ago.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelThe Liberians played their last ‘home’ game in the qualifiers against Cape Verde at the Accra Sports Stadium in Ghana.
The Moroccan football body however on Friday granted the request of Liberia FA to use the stadium for its remaining home game against Nigeria and the Central African Republic.
Meanwhile, the Super Eagles camp for the crucial encounter in Tangier and the last game of the qualifying round against Cape Verde at the Teslim Balogun stadium Lagos will open on Monday, 8 November 2021.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
