Gambia Agrees To Host BYC Home Fixture By: Sylvester Worwee Barrack Young Controller will play both legs of their preliminary round of Champions League matches on Gambian soil, should the Liberia Football Association request for neighboring Ivory Coast or sisterly Ghana to serve as alternative home for the Liberian champions failed to materialize. The Gambia Football Federation in concord with the country authorities have agreed to host BYC home tie against The Gambian champions Real de Banjul on Gambian’s territory, after the Liberian were forced to move their home match to a neutral venue for fear of spreading the Ebola disease. LFA chief scribe told Fabric FM 101.1 Weekend Sports that while the local football house awaits words from The Ivory Coast and Ghana, it has received good news from Liberia’s FIFA and CAF batched Match Commissioner, G. Andy Quamie that The Gambia have agreed to make their venue available for BYC return leg tie with Real de Banjul. Mr. B. Alphanso Armah reaffirmed the Confederation of African Football (CAF) communication to the LFA dated January 21, 2015, informing them to find alternative venues outside Liberia to host their continental clubs competitions preliminary round home games. He said the CAF has also instructed the Liberian FA to abide straightly by the host country health regulations and send them [caf] report that players, officials and fans traveling to the host country for the match are tested and freed of the deadly Ebola virus. BYC faces a tough task of qualifying beyond the preliminary round of the Orange Champions League is in doubt after Africas football governing body, CAF decision for them to play their home fixture outside of Liberia. The Liberian champions travels to The Gambia to face Real de Banjul in the first leg of Africa’s premium clubs competition on the weekend of February 13-15 2015, with the return fixture coming up in two weeks. Liberia other continental representatives, FC Fassell participation in the Confederation Cup is in limbo as their request to use the Ghanaians capital, Accra for their home fixture is yet to be granted. CAF has also ordered FC Fassell first leg tie with Horoya of Guinea in Conakry on the weekend of February 13-15 moved to a neutral venue because CAF still considered Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone as Ebola hot zones.
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 07:23:55 +0000
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