2015 AFCON quarter-finals moved due to pitch concerns

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br/><br /><br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1CMbCL3" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="318" src="http://ift.tt/1CMbCL3" width="640"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The 2015 African Nations Cup quarter-finals, coming up this weekend in Equatorial Guinea, have been moved away from Ebebiyin and Mongomo due to concerns over the pitches.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The Confederation of African Football (CAF) said on Tuesday in Malabo that Saturday’s quarter-final between the host nation and Tunisia has been shifted to Bata.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The match was earlier scheduled for the 5,000-capacity Estadio de Ebebiyín.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />CAF said the match would be played as the second match in a double-header, also involving the derby between Congo and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />It said Sunday’s quarter-final in Mongomo, between the Group C winners and Group D runners-up, would now be played as the opening match of two at the Estadio de Malabo.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />CAF said the first games would kick off at 1600 GMT with the second moved to 30 minutes later than originally scheduled at 1930 GMT.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

2015 AFCON quarter-finals moved due to pitch concerns

The 2015 African Nations Cup quarter-finals, coming up this weekend in Equatorial Guinea, have been moved away from Ebebiyin and Mongomo d...

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