Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) has given approval for 10,000 fans to watch the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and Lesotho’s Crocodiles at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos, on March 30, 2021.
CAF gave the approval in response to Nigeria Football Federation’s request to allow football fans watch the match in Lagos but warned that it has to comply with the Covid 19 protocols, according to Complete Sports.
“We are returning the Super Eagles to Lagos for the first time in 20 years and we felt it would not be fair to play in an empty stadium hence we applied to CAF to allow us admit fans into the Teslim Balogun Stadium for our game against Lesotho later this month.
“Fortunately for us, CAF obliged by allowing the admittance of 30 percent of the stadium’s total capacity to watch the game. So we expect about 10,000 fans to be at the stadium to cheer the Super Eagles to victory on March 30.”
CAF however warned that it would not condone any breach of the Covid-19 protocols, stressing that temperature check of the fans and social distancing must also be observed.
“We are putting everything thing in place to ensure that we meet the CAF requirements and Covid-19 protocols. All hands are on deck to ensure that we spread the fans round the stadium in compliance with the Covid-19 protocols”.