Sunday Dare Assures Super Eagles Abuja Pitch Will Be Renovated
A cross section of footballing loving Nigerians were not happy with the state of the pitch at the newly renovated Moshood Abiola Stadium Abuja when the Super Eagles played Sierra Leone last week in their opening Group A fixture of the ongoing 2023 AFCON qualifiers, and this has led to many unpleasant comments.
Criticism got even worse when the fans saw the playing pitch at di Adrar Stadium for Agadir, Morocco where Nigeria pummeled São Tomé and Príncipe 10-0 as many fans believed the playing surface brought out the best in the team.
In response to this, Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare gas promised to take swift actions in getting the pitch back to how it was before Nigeria hosted Ghana in the World Cup playoff that took place at the stadium in March.
“We, as a Ministry, take the responsibility for the state of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja when you played against Sierra Leone," Sunday Dare said.
“The excitement of having the stadium back to life led to a few issues like the overuse and the infestation by a species of termites and bugs.
“We have engaged a new grass consultant and got a hold of these issues and in a few weeks, the pitch will be back in the excellent shape it was before the World Cup qualifier against Ghana last March.
“Every other thing like the water sprinklers, digital scoreboards, Media Center, Conference rooms, change rooms, medical center are fully functional and we will have the training pitches 100% ready as well.
“We will continue to appreciate President Muhammadu Buhari for his commitment to sports and also thank Alhaji Aliko Dangote for his contributions in helping us restore the glory of the stadium from the farmland that it was then to what it is today."
The Super Eagles return to action on the pitch in late September for their next AFCON qualifier against Guinea-Bissau.
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