Monrovia - It has been researched and reconfirmed that the government’s mandate to the Liberia Football Association (LFA) to cancel a planned international friendly with Libya in Tripoli on January 24 was prudent and timely. “It is not too safe to take the national [football] team to Tripoli, Libya on grounds that CAF and FIFA have not cleared Libya of safety [to play matches at home]. As you may be aware, Libya didn’t play her World Cup or Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifying matches in Libya. LFF and its clubs have been desperately trying to convince CAF and FIFA that it is safe to play football in Libya. Al-Ahli Tripoli said it had received a preliminary approval from CAF to lift the ban on the Tripoli Stadium for the 2017 Champions League.

Source: Front Page Africa February 22, 2017 02:52 UTC