African football chiefs want to abandon all matches at ‘disastrous’ Omnisport Stadium to avoid Afcon criticism

THE African soccer federation is reportedly planning to relocate the remaining Afcon matches scheduled to happen at Cameroon's Omnisport Stadium.

The surprising state of the pitch within the Douala-based enviornment - which has staged six matches to this point - has turn out to be a serious speaking level over the previous couple of days.

The state of the pitch on the Omnisport Stadium in Douala has turn out to be an enormous speaking levelCredit score: AP

CAF chiefs are discussing plans to maneuver the remaining video games set to be held on the stadiumCredit score: GETTY

And CAF chiefs are reportedly discussing plans to maneuver the remaining 4 matches scheduled to be held on the venue.

It is claimed CAF's organising committee mentioned the plans throughout a gathering on Tuesday.

These talks are reportedly nonetheless ongoing as members of the committee are mentioned to be involved concerning the picture the pitch presents to the remainder of the world.

The remaining fixtures scheduled to be performed on the Omnisport Stadium may very well be moved to one of many two venues within the capital Yaounde.

At present, a last-16 match, two quarter-finals and one semi-final tie are scheduled to be performed on the stadium.

A call to maneuver to fixtures have to be made early subsequent week.

The Ivory Coast are at the moment scheduled to play their spherical of 16 conflict with Egypt in Douala subsequent Wednesday.

After seeing the pitch play an enormous position in his aspect gifting Sierra Leone a degree final weekend, Elephants chief Patrice Beaumelle mentioned: "I feel this a part of the pitch is a catastrophe. All people is aware of.

"The pitch is respectable.

"I did not say it's unbelievable, it's respectable, however day after day, sport after sport, after all if you use a pitch it's fairly tough to keep up in an excellent situation."

Beaumelle's feedback echoed these made by Algeria coach Djamel Belmadi forward of his aspect's conflict with Equatorial Guinea.

He advised BBC Sport Africa: "I'm not saying that it is catastrophic, but it surely's not a degree that may permit whole fluidity and what we count on for giant tournaments just like the Nations Cup."

The knockout phases of the rescheduled Africa Cup of Nations will get underway on Sunday afternoon, with Burkina Faso and Gabon kicking off the last-16 ties.

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Ivory Coast boss Patrice Beaumelle slammed the state of the Omnisport Stadium pitchCredit score: AP