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Guinea face Fifa stadium ban

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Fifa have told some African nations to improve their stadiums

World football's governing body Fifa has told Guinea to improve their national stadium by 11 April in order to host their 2010 World Cup qualifiers.

The Guinea Football Federation confirmed security improvements need to be to made at the September 28th Stadium in Conakry.

If the Sylli Nationale fail to comply they will have to play at a neutral venue, to be confirmed by 18 April, outside of Guinea when they start their World Cup qualifying campaign in June.

Guinea are scheduled to host Zimbabwe on 1 June and Namibia on 22 June.

Fifa have already banned DR Congo and Sierra Leone from using their stadiums following inspections last year.

The Congolese were handed a deadline to guarantee improvements to their stadium in Kinshasa or face having to move their qualifiers from the capital, where they have previously played all their competitive internationals.

Sierra Leone said they planned to move upcoming matches against Equatorial Guinea and South Africa to nearby Gambia after their stadium was found to be a security risk.




see also
DRC stadium facing Fifa ban
29 Mar 08 |  African
Fifa bans Sierra Leone stadium
26 Mar 08 |  African
2010 World Cup Qualifiers
27 Mar 08 |  African


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