Venue change for Bafana Afcon qualifier confirmed as Safa make plea to PSL

The South African Football Association (Safa) has confirmed a new venue for Bafana Bafana’s African Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier against Liberia.

Bafana are due to play Liberia in back-to-back Afcon qualifiers during the Fifa international break from March 20 to 28.

The first fixture will be played in South Africa while the return leg will now be staged in the capital city of Liberia, Monrovia.

Initially, the return leg was set to be played in Morocco, who are in the same group as Bafana and Liberia, due to the stadium in Monrovia not meeting Fifa standards.

However, Safa CEO Tebogo Motlanthe said Liberia has upgraded the stadium and Fifa has apparently approved it to host Bafana.