By Goodluck Ikiebe.
Football action will soon return to the main bowl of the newly renovated Moshood Abiola National Stadium , Abuja, as the pitch is now lush green and the scoreboard functional.
A statement by the Media office in the ministry says the new -look of the Stadium was made possible by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare after he made a pitch to business mogul, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, who agreed to bankrol the rehabilitation of the stadium.
It says that, prior to the intervention, the Moshood Abiola National Stadium had deteriorated to the extent that the pitch had become an eye sore and the scoreboard dysfunctional.
“The rehabilitation is in fulfilment of the mandate of the Minister to renovate existing infrastructure, and develop grassroot sports” The statement noted.
According to the statement, the adopt-a-pitch initiative has resulted in the rehabilitation of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, National Stadium Surulere, Lagos and the Daura Mini stadium, Katsina State.
“There are plans to also rehabilitate the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium, Ibadan, Oyo State, through a private, public partnership model.
