The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has agreed to a request by the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, to move next month’s (April) Women’s Olympic Football Tournament final qualifying fixture, first leg clash between Super Falcons and South Africa by one hour.
Ruth David, NFF’s Director of Competitions, made the announcement via thenff.com in a statement released.
“Concerned by the hot climatic condition in the country at the moment, we wrote to CAF to move the kick-off from 4 pm to 5 pm, in the interest of the players, and they have acceded to our request for the match to commence at 5 pm, at the MKO Abiola National Stadium,”
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The game, which is the opening leg of the fixture that will determine which of the two teams will be one of Africa’s two flagbearers at this year’s Women’s Olympic Football Tournament in France, was initially scheduled to start at 4 pm on Friday, 5th April.
Meanwhile, the South African Football Association has now chosen the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria for the return leg on Tuesday, 9th April. The encounter will commence at 7.30 pm South Africa time (6.30 pm Nigeria time).
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