{"id":1060602,"date":"2022-04-19T12:28:59","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T12:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/19\/ghana-could-have-hosted-nigeria-on-neutral-grounds-in-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-04-19T12:28:59","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T12:28:59","slug":"ghana-could-have-hosted-nigeria-on-neutral-grounds-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/19\/ghana-could-have-hosted-nigeria-on-neutral-grounds-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana could have hosted Nigeria on neutral grounds in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/FO7dsU8XEAUhsul.jpg\"   alt=\"Black Stars training\" title=\"Black Stars training\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black Stars training<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>President of the Ghana Football Association [GFA], Kurt\u00a0Okraku, has revealed that the\u00a0Black Stars were close to hosting the Super Eagles of Nigeria\u00a0outside the country.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the 2022 World Cup playoff against Nigeria reports emerged that\u00a0the Black Stars could play their home game in Benin or Morocco after the Cape Coast stadium was left in poor conditions following the Independence Day parade.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Ghana Football Association had to send a request for the game to be played in Kumasi under various conditions, some of which included making sure the pitch was in shape for the match.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Okraku, speaking in an interview, sadly disclosed that the country cannot host an international game without the approval of FIFA\/CAF due to the sorry state of stadiums in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large td-caption-align-https:\/\/www.adomonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-09-25-at-10.45.30-3.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-09-25-at-10.45.30-3-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Kurt Okraku\" class=\"wp-image-2105987\"  \/><figcaption><strong>Kurt Okraku<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf you heard Black Stars could\u2019ve played Nigeria outside Ghana, it was true. As it is now, if we have to play an international match, no stadium in Ghana can host it. Not Baba Yara or Cape Coast. CAF must send in an inspection team first,\u201d he said on <strong>GTV Sports Plus.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars held the Super Eagles in Kumasi to a goalless draw before traveling to Abuja to play a 1-1 draw which secured Ghana\u2019s qualification to the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana has been paired with Portugal, Uruguay, and South Korea in Group H.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"SOQmpi60Vms\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Qatar 2022: Ghanaians should lower their expectations of Black Stars \u2013 Asamoah Gyan (18-4-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SOQmpi60Vms?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Stars training President of the Ghana Football Association [GFA], Kurt\u00a0Okraku, has revealed that the\u00a0Black Stars were close to hosting the Super Eagles of Nigeria\u00a0outside the country. 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