 Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has chosen Liberia as its
alternative home venue for the 2010 World Cup qualifying matches.
The SLFA named the Samuel Doe Stadium as its potential neutral venue to meet
a deadline of 18 April set by Fifa.
"We have named the Liberia Stadium in line with Fifa's request," Alimu Bah
secretary general of the SLFA said.
Fifa asked the country to name another venue in case repairs of the Freetown
Stadium are not completed in time.
The game's governing body banned the arena last month because of sub-standard
dressing rooms and a poor playing surface.
Fifa will send a final inspection team to visit the stadium in Freetown in
early May before deciding whether the Leone Stars can play at home or not.
But Bah is confident that the work at the stadium will be completed in time
for Fifa's final inspection.
"I'm confident everything will be in place before the Fifa's final inspection
and we'll play our home matches in Freetown," he said.
"We won't deprive Sierra Leoneans the opportunity of seeing our darling Leone
Stars play at home."
The Leone Stars are due to host Nigeria on 7 June and will also play South
Africa and Equatorial Guinea.
This is not the first time Fifa has banned the national stadium in Sierra
Leone.
In 1992, the venue was suspended for one year due to overcrowding.
The Leone Stars had to use the 28th September Stadium in neighbouring Guinea
to play host to Senegal and Togo in qualifiers for the 1994 Africa Cup of
Nations.
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