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Attractive: Zimbabwe is reportedly considering using Obed Itani Chilume Stadium

Botswana is open to hosting Zimbabwe’s national team that has been left without a home after CAF condemned all venues as unfit to host international matches.

Obed Itani Chilume Stadium in Francistown along with other venues in South Africa have been mentioned as possible alternatives for the Zimbabwe national team’s World Cup qualifiers, which start in November.

CAF set today (Friday) as the deadline for national associations to submit venues for the qualifiers. The Obed Itani Chilume Stadium is the only local facility that has been certified as ready to host international matches. The National Stadium and the Lobatse Sports Complex can only host junior national teams as they are classified as category two venues.

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