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Standards of football pitches and stadiums in Africa must improve for a side from the continent to win the Fifa World Cup, according to Democratic Republic of Congo coach Sebastien Desabre.<\/b><\/p>\n
His comments come as Ghana became the latest country to be banned from hosting international matches, external<\/span><\/a> by the Confederation of African Football (Caf).<\/p>\n Desabre, who took DR Congo to the semi-finals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) this year, says whilst the standard of play may be improving, the infrastructure is not there to back the coaches.<\/p>\n “Unfortunately some pitches, some structures, are not at the level of the objective of the [Caf] president or the objective of federations,” Desabre told Newsday on BBC World Service.<\/p>\n “It’s why it’s more difficult in Africa to get results.”<\/p>\n Benin, Kenya and Madagascar were among several nations forced to host 2025 Afcon qualifiers this month at neutral venues after failing to meet Caf’s requirements for international matches.<\/p>\n Ghana look set to join that contingent next month because of technical infractions at the Baba Yara Stadium, including concerns over the quality of the pitch in Kumasi.<\/p>\n Ghana’s ministry of youth and sports has asked Caf to inspect two other stadiums in Accra instead, but if neither of those are are approved then the Black Stars will have to hold next month’s tie against Sudan outside of the country.<\/p>\n