The Ethiopia Football Federation (EFF) has announced that they will play their home matches in the qualifiers for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 in Malawi.
“We have made arrangements and our home matches will now be played at the Bingu National Stadium in Malawi,” the EFF General Secretary, Bahiru Tilahun Limenih has said.
Ethiopia’s Bahir Dar Stadium was not approved by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to host matches in the AFCON 2023 qualifiers.
Limenih explained that after Bahir Dar Stadium was not approved they had two alternatives either to host matches in Johannesburg or Malawi. “We have opted for Malawi and all our home matches will be played there,” he added.
Interestingly in the AFCON 2023 qualifiers Ethiopia is placed in Group D alongside Malawi, Guinea and Egypt.
From the same Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) zone, Burundi and South Sudan will also have to play their home matches for the AFCON 2023 qualifiers in other countries.
Burundi will host all their home matches at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, while the Bright Star of South Sudan will play at the St. Marys Stadium in Uganda.
