Zambia - Comoros AFCON Qualifier Postponed To The Next Day

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has rescheduled the Zambia-Comoros 2012 African Cup of Nations Group C qualifying match from Saturday to Sunday after the delayed arrival of the match officials for the qualifier to be played at Nkoloma stadium in Lusaka.

In a statement released on Zambianfootball.net, the FAZ Communications Officer Erick Mwanza quoted Felix Nyatanga, the match commissioner from Zimbabwe saying the match has been penciled for the following day.

“The match will not be played today (Saturday), therefore we are trying to appeal to FAZ to make sure this game is postponed for today and with the hope that game is played tomorrow.  We have had information that referees will be arriving tonight (Saturday),” Nyatanga said.

Nyatanga further added that CAF had put three South African match officials on standby for the game that will be played in the afternoon on Sunday at Nkoloma.

“If not, we have agreed with FAZ that they put referees on standby, with agreement with CAF, from South Africa they are on standby now they will be arriving on SAA Air Link at 8 O’clock tomorrow and FAZ are trying to organise their tickets,” Nyatanga was quoted.

“So yes, it is an extra cost, I sympathise with FAZ but we have no choice, we have designated officially qualified referees and that is the current situation."

Meanwhile the referees in question are reported to have spoken to FAZ president where they are stuck in Dubai due to bad weather and are expected to land in the capital, Lusaka at around midnight.

However fans need not worry as their tickets are still valid and will be allowed entry tomorrow at Nkoloma Stadium according to Mwanza.

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