With work on Kozhikode’s EMS Corporation Stadium having began for the Super Cup, which begins with the qualifying matches on April 3 and the principle section on April 8, the semifinals and closing of the ten th Kerala Premier League have now been shifted to Wayanad.
“The semifinals and final will be played at the Wayanad Sports Council stadium (at Maravayal) in Kalpetta,” P. Anilkumar, the secretary of the Kerala Football Association, informed Sportstar on Thursday.
“We expect some local crowd so we are planning to have the matches under floodlights and start at 6.30 p.m. or 7 p.m. There will be no change in dates.”
Incidentally, the Wayanad United FC has certified for the semifinal of the Kerala Premier League.
Kozhikode’s EMS Stadium and Malappuram’s Kottapadi Stadium had been initially scheduled to host the semifinals and closing, between March 13 and 19.
‘LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE’
The work on the EMS Stadium for the Super Cup, which pits the Indian Super League and I-League golf equipment, started on Thursday.
“There’s a lot of work to be done. We have started the ground preparation work today, so we’ve got some 20 days,” stated the KFA secretary.
The work on the floodlights may even begin quickly. The Payyanad Stadium in Manjeri is the opposite venue for the Super Cup which is able to run until April 25 with the ultimate in Kozhikode.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com