The South African delegates have rejected the Kaduna stadium for the friendly game between the Nigeria’s U-17 national team and their South African counterparts for fears over the security situation in the region.

This was revealed by a top football official in the country.
The warm up game, scheduled to prepare both countries for the next month’s African U-17 Championship in Niger, has been fixed to be played at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna
However, it was specially gathered that the South Africa Football Federation (SAFA) have since asked that the match be played in Abuja because they fear for their team’s safety in Kaduna, which is about 200 kilometres from the country’s capital city.
“The match is now most likely to be played in Abuja after the fears raised by the South Africans,” a top official informed.

It will be Recalled that AFCON 2015 is almost upon us and as the clock keeps ticking, soccer loving fans across the world can wait to have a feel of the biggest sporting event in the continent of Africa.

The tournament which will runs from January 17 – February 8, 2015 will see 16 teams slog it out for the ultimate prize and just as we continue to build up to the big one, it will be nice to let you know what to expect when the AFCON 2015 kicks off in January 17.