Baba Yara Stadium No Longer Fit to Host Matches – CAF
The Confederation of African Football has taken the bold step to withdraw Ghana’s permit to use the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi for its upcoming matches.
According to CAF the facility does not meet certain international standards required for matches and have called on the Ghanaian government to take steps to upgrade it.
A key sticking point for CAF according to the Ghana Football Association was the poor state of the playing surface which was described as uneven with poor drainage and inadequate grass cover.
CAF also expressed concern about the state of the Accra Sports Stadium and the Cape Coast Stadium which have also fallen into disrepair.
In the absence of a CAF approved category a stadium in the country Ghana has been given the option to select an alternative ground for the upcoming match week 3 and 4 games of the Afcon 2025 qualifiers.
The decision was made after Ghana’s game against Angola at the Baba Yara stadium on September 5th 2024.
