A ray of hope has emerged over the chances of Namibia hosting World Cup 2010 football qualifiers games at home. With the Sam Nujoma Stadium currently not available due to the replacement of its grass turf with artificial turf, all games will now be played at the Independence Stadium.

An earlier visit by FIFA inspectors, left Namibia faced with two options of either playing home matches in a foreign country or withdrawing completely from the competition. But the decision was revoked following further inspections conducted by FIFA Inspector Frank Valtemarca last week.
The Namibia Football Association received the green light from the World Football governing body, despite ongoing renovations at the Independence Stadium. There is no doubt presently as to whether Namibia will participate in the soccer World Cup 2010 qualifiers.
This confirms Barry Rukoro, the Acting Secretary General of the NFA’s optimisms of the country’s stadiums being ready before the commencement of the qualifying games.
“We have time to complete the stadium,” said Rukoro.
FIFA has accepted the assurance given by the government and NFA that renovations will be completed in good time. Namibia will host Kenya, Zimbabwe and Guinea at the same venue, but future matches will depend on how fast the renovation process is progressing.