With the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers set for March, Kenya is at risk of playing its fixtures on foreign neutral land.
This is as a result of both the Moi International Sports Centre Kasarani and Nyayo National Stadium being barred from hosting international football matches.
Since the announcement by CAF, nothing seems to have been done by the relevant bodies to meet the requirements set by CAF in order to have the ban lifted.
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One of the major reasons pointed out by CAF for banning of the two stadia was poor and inadequate dugout areas for team officials and the lack of fixed seating for fans, among other reasons.
For the Kasarani Stadium, the African’s football governing body noted that the stadium had substandard referee dressing rooms, lack of enough flood lights for night fixtures, lack of a standard medical treatment area for players, and lack of a modern media centre.
In the case of Nyayo Stadium, CAF noted that the spectator stands needed general maintenance, painting, the stadium required to be equipped with refreshments and catering facilities for all spectators in every sector of the stadium among other requirements.
CAF also noted that the stadia that have globally been banned from hosting international fixtures lacked good pitches, floodlights, emergency medical facilities and electronic scoreboard.
The football governing body also highlighted that the spectators' stands in most of the stadia needed general maintenance.
Other areas CAF pointed out that needed to be looked into are the toilets at the stadia with most of them being classified as unhealthy.
The 34th edition of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations will take place in Côte d’Ivoire in 2023.
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