Gor Mahia have been cleared to use Nyayo National Stadium for their return leg of their CAF Confederation Cup clash against Congolese outfit As Otoho, the club has confirmed while Tusker are expecting a similar clearance by the end of the day.The greenlight comes as a reprieve for the record Kenya Champions as they have been scratching their heads over the inability of the country’s two biggest facilities to host their continental ties following the ban imposed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for not meeting the international standards, alongside league defending champions Tusker.While Gor Mahia start their campaign away in Congo, Tusker will start theirs at home to the Tunisians just like they did in the qualifying round against Zamalek in the CAF Champions League.🟢 | UPDATE CAF clears Nyayo stadium to host our Confed Cup return leg match against Otoho d’Oyo of Congo set for December 5.#Sirkal | #Betsafe | #TotalCAFCC pic.twitter.com/87nU7IGcVw— GOR MAHIA FC (@OfficialGMFC) November 16, 2021 Tusker were yet to receive the clearance to stage their match against CS Sfaxien at the time of publishing, with the club Chairman Daniel Aduda remaining optimistic that they would receive the communication by the end of the day.”We remain hopeful that we will get the clearance by the end of the day today. I do not see the reason that we could be denied to use Nyayo given that they (Gor Mahia) have been cleared. We had tuned our minds to play at the Azam complex in Tanzania but now Nyayo seems imminent,” Aduda told Mozzart Sport.The recently refurbished Nyayo National Stadium had partially met the stadium requirements set by (CAF) while Kasarani Stadium failed totally to meet inspection requirements.⚽️| The boys continued with the work ahead of upcoming assignments.#KenyaMilele #Brewers4Life pic.twitter.com/cV8D9y1Y2a— 🏆Tusker FC (@tusker_fc) November 16, 2021 In a letter seen by Mozzart Sport from CAF earlier, the two facilities were banned from hosting future CAF matches until the necessary recommendations were conducted but were allowed to host the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup qualifier against Rwanda earlier this week.The decision left Kenya without an approved stadium for international matches with Gor Mahia and Tusker’s future continental matches should they progress to the Group Stages of the CAF Confederation Cup in limbo.With CAF having lifted the ban on fans in the stadium, this will come in handy as K’Ogalo will most likely have the support of the 12th man when they face the Congolese opponent.##EDITORS_CHOICE##
