Uefa to decide on Montenegro v Wales venue switch

The venue for Wales' Nations League travel to Montenegro adjacent period could beryllium changed because of nan mediocre information of nan Podgorica National Stadium pitch.

Uefa inspectors visited nan Podgorica transportation connected Sunday and are understood to person superior concerns astir nan crippled going up successful nan capital.

Niksic's City Stadium could now big nan Wales fixture connected 9 September.

Football Association of Wales (FAW) main executive Noel Mooney said: "We person been asking for a caller transportation to beryllium laid successful Podgorica for respective weeks.

"We will hold to spot if that tin hap successful time, but we will study connected Tuesday wherever nan crippled will beryllium played."

Earlier this period a spokesperson for European football's governing body told BBC Sport Wales they were assured nan crippled could spell up astatine nan original venue.

Reports successful nan Montenegrin media, external had showed nan Podgorica National Stadium transportation to beryllium barren and cratered successful places, pinch ample areas of writer missing.

The transportation was deemed unfit for a Uefa Conference League qualifier and Buducnost Podgorica’s fixture against CSKA Sofia was switched to nan adjacent DG Arena.

An FAW delegation person inspected nan transportation and doubts stay astir its suitability to big Montengro v Wales pursuing Sunday's inspection by Uefa officials.

On Monday Uefa visited nan replacement venue successful Niksic, which has ne'er staged a elder international. There are concerns nan 5,000-capacity stadium does not meet UEFA criteria for staging specified matches.

A alteration of venue would besides airs logistical problems for nan FAW and 700 Wales fans, galore of whom person already booked accommodation successful nan capital.

Niksic is astir 53 kilometres from Podgorica, pinch nan travel taking astir an hr by autobus aliases train.

It is understood UEFA will not prosecute different imaginable alternatives for hosting nan fixture.

These see playing nan crippled connected neutral territory successful neighbouring Albania aliases reversing nan fixture pinch Wales hosting adjacent month's gathering and Craig Bellamy's broadside travelling to Montenegro successful October.

Wales commencement their Nations League run connected Friday, 6 September pinch Turkey's sojourn to Cardiff nan first crippled for caller leader Bellamy.