Legendary Nigeria Forward Takes a Swipe at Ghana Over Search of Venue for World Cup Showdown

• Daniel Amokachi has taken a sly dig at the Black Stars as Ghana struggles to get a 'ready' match venue for the World Cup play-offs
• Ghana are billed to renew hostilities with old enemy Nigeria in the World Cup final eliminator later this month
• However, the four-time African champions are in hot waters over getting a match venue for the first leg tie

Former Nigeria player and manager Daniel Amokachi has subtly jabbed the Black Stars as Ghana sweats over the readiness of the Cape Coast Stadium for the first leg of the FIFA World Cup play-offs.

Ghana is in hot waters over the readiness of the Cape Coast Stadium to host Nigeria for the first leg with pictures on the internet showing a deplorable state of the pitch.

The terrible nature of the pitch has caused a massive stir on where the first instalment of the crucial tie will be played with various reports suggesting the venue might be changed with Benin, Cameroon and Morocco all on standby to host the two West African rivals.

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Weighing into the discussion, legendary Nigerian forward Daniel Amokachi was captured in a short video bragging about the readiness of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium.

In the video, Amokachi stood on a pitch while giving a 360 view on the beauty and readiness of the stadium while taking a swipe at Ghana.

FIFA makes alterations to match officials ahead of Nigeria, Ghana showdown

Meanwhile, the Federation of International Football Associations, FIFA has caused a bit of panic prior to the crucial world cup play-offs involving Nigeria and Ghana in March.

The football governing body announced on Tuesday it has made some minor changes to the match officials scheduled to handle the games in Accra and Abuja respectively.

According to Punch, Morocco’s Rédouane Jiyed is retained as the centre referee for the first-leg in Cape Coast, Ghana.

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Earlier, Sports Brief reported that the venue for Ghana's first leg World Cup play-off against Nigeria could be moved from the Cape Coast stadium to a new ground.

The Cape Coast stadium was left in terrible shape after the Independence Day parade a week ago, and Nigeria filled a petition against the poor nature of the pitch.

Despite repair works by the National Sports Authority to get the playing turf in shape for the game on March 25, 2022, reports in the West African country indicates FIFA has warned Ghana the game could be moved to either Morocco or Benin.