Why CAF approved Akpabio Stadium, snubbed MKO for AFCON qualifiers

The sorry state of the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja, was one of the reasons the Confederation of African Football (CAF) did not approve the arena for Nigeria’s remaining African Cup of Nations qualifiers. CAF, instead, approved the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, for the rest of the qualifiers.